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Glenorchy (Glenorchy Reservoir Weather Records (ASN00094025)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Glenorchy (Glenorchy Reservoir (ASN00094025), Australia, with 77 years of record.

Key Facts for Glenorchy (Glenorchy Reservoir

  • Glenorchy (Glenorchy Reservoir (ASN00094025) is a weather station in Australia at -42.85 latitude and 147.25 longitude, 93 m (305 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1950 to 2026, 77 years of record.
  • 0 records set at Glenorchy (Glenorchy Reservoir still stand.
  • Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Glenorchy (Glenorchy Reservoir set a daily record precipitation of 25.0 mm (1.0 in) on 24 July 2026.

About the Station

  • Location: Australia, -42.85 latitude, 147.25 longitude.
  • Elevation: 93 m (305 ft).
  • Period of record: 1950 to 2026, 77 years.
  • Eligible elements: prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Glenorchy (Glenorchy Reservoir, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Glenorchy (Glenorchy Reservoir. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. 000111 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Glenorchy (Glenorchy Reservoir. 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 Glenorchy (Glenorchy Reservoir, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records
Standing records at Glenorchy (Glenorchy Reservoir by the year they were set 0 records at Glenorchy (Glenorchy Reservoir still stand. 00000000000
0 records at Glenorchy (Glenorchy Reservoir still stand.
Standing records at Glenorchy (Glenorchy Reservoir by the year they were set
Year setStanding records

Wettest Day of Each Month

Apr: 162.6 mm (6.4 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Glenorchy (Glenorchy Reservoir The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Glenorchy (Glenorchy Reservoir. The most was 162.6 mm (6.4 in) on 23 April 1960. 050100150200 Jan: 96.0 mm (3.8 in), 22 January 2007 Jan Feb: 79.2 mm (3.1 in), 10 February 1996 Feb Mar: 68.0 mm (2.7 in), 27 March 1977 Mar Apr: 162.6 mm (6.4 in), 23 April 1960 Apr May: 144.0 mm (5.7 in), 11 May 2018 May Jun: 108.0 mm (4.3 in), 7 June 1954 Jun Jul: 100.6 mm (4.0 in), 3 July 1990 Jul Aug: 92.0 mm (3.6 in), 12 August 2010 Aug Sep: 99.8 mm (3.9 in), 15 September 1957 Sep Oct: 63.0 mm (2.5 in), 20 October 1966 Oct Nov: 54.6 mm (2.1 in), 26 November 1957 Nov Dec: 98.0 mm (3.9 in), 19 December 1995 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Glenorchy (Glenorchy Reservoir. The most was 162.6 mm (6.4 in) on 23 April 1960.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Glenorchy (Glenorchy Reservoir
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan96.0 mm (3.8 in)22 January 2007
Feb79.2 mm (3.1 in)10 February 1996
Mar68.0 mm (2.7 in)27 March 1977
Apr162.6 mm (6.4 in)23 April 1960
May144.0 mm (5.7 in)11 May 2018
Jun108.0 mm (4.3 in)7 June 1954
Jul100.6 mm (4.0 in)3 July 1990
Aug92.0 mm (3.6 in)12 August 2010
Sep99.8 mm (3.9 in)15 September 1957
Oct63.0 mm (2.5 in)20 October 1966
Nov54.6 mm (2.1 in)26 November 1957
Dec98.0 mm (3.9 in)19 December 1995

Latest Records

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Latest records at Glenorchy (Glenorchy Reservoir
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
24 July 2026Glenorchy (Glenorchy Reservoir, AUdaily rain25.0 mm (1.0 in)5.4 mm (0.21 in)60 years32 of 100 (Routine)
14 July 2026Glenorchy (Glenorchy Reservoir, AUdaily rain26.0 mm (1.0 in)8.5 mm (0.33 in)73 years40 of 100 (Notable)
4 June 2026Glenorchy (Glenorchy Reservoir, AUdaily rain35.0 mm (1.4 in)21.5 mm (0.8 in)72 years57 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2026Glenorchy (Glenorchy Reservoir, AUdaily rain41.3 mm (1.6 in)11.6 mm (0.5 in)68 years40 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2026Glenorchy (Glenorchy Reservoir, AUdaily rain17.0 mm (0.7 in)8.2 mm (0.32 in)8 years20 of 100 (Routine)
4 September 2025Glenorchy (Glenorchy Reservoir, AUdaily rain22.0 mm (0.9 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)50 years20 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 2025Glenorchy (Glenorchy Reservoir, AUdaily rain28.8 mm (1.1 in)16.2 mm (0.6 in)34 years38 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2025Glenorchy (Glenorchy Reservoir, AUdaily rain32.0 mm (1.3 in)11.9 mm (0.5 in)68 years40 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2024Glenorchy (Glenorchy Reservoir, AUdaily rain14.6 mm (0.6 in)2.2 mm (0.09 in)21 years15 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 2024Glenorchy (Glenorchy Reservoir, AUdaily rain48.0 mm (1.9 in)32.3 mm (1.3 in)53 years62 of 100 (Major)
1 December 2024Glenorchy (Glenorchy Reservoir, AUdaily rain45.2 mm (1.8 in)28.2 mm (1.1 in)63 years60 of 100 (Major)
2 September 2024Glenorchy (Glenorchy Reservoir, AUdaily rain21.4 mm (0.8 in)2.3 mm (0.09 in)74 years20 of 100 (Routine)
1 September 2024Glenorchy (Glenorchy Reservoir, AUdaily rain14.4 mm (0.6 in)1.6 mm (0.06 in)15 years13 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 2024Glenorchy (Glenorchy Reservoir, AUdaily rain19.2 mm (0.8 in)1.8 mm (0.07 in)32 years18 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 2024Glenorchy (Glenorchy Reservoir, AUdaily rain24.5 mm (1.0 in)4.2 mm (0.17 in)58 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 2024Glenorchy (Glenorchy Reservoir, AUdaily rain30.0 mm (1.2 in)14.5 mm (0.6 in)66 years45 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2024Glenorchy (Glenorchy Reservoir, AUdaily rain32.0 mm (1.3 in)12.0 mm (0.5 in)47 years37 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2024Glenorchy (Glenorchy Reservoir, AUdaily rain16.8 mm (0.7 in)3.8 mm (0.15 in)59 years20 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 2024Glenorchy (Glenorchy Reservoir, AUdaily rain16.8 mm (0.7 in)1.4 mm (0.06 in)12 years11 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 2023Glenorchy (Glenorchy Reservoir, AUdaily rain23.0 mm (0.9 in)7.0 mm (0.28 in)14 years19 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1950 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Glenorchy (Glenorchy Reservoir: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)162.6 mm (6.4 in)196049.5 mm (1.9 in)77
Wettest five days (Rx5day)247.2 mm (9.7 in)196080.5 mm (3.2 in)77
Longest dry spell (CDD)33 days197018 days77

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Glenorchy (Glenorchy Reservoir by year The wettest day of the year at Glenorchy (Glenorchy Reservoir, 1950 to 2026. The record is 162.6 mm (6.4 in) in 1960, marked on the chart; the median year is 49.5 mm (1.9 in). 0501001502001960198020002020Record: 162.6 mm (6.4 in) in 1960
The wettest day of the year at Glenorchy (Glenorchy Reservoir, 1950 to 2026. The record is 162.6 mm (6.4 in) in 1960, marked on the chart; the median year is 49.5 mm (1.9 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Glenorchy (Glenorchy Reservoir by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
195027.9 mm (1.1 in)
195138.1 mm (1.5 in)
195221.3 mm (0.8 in)
195322.1 mm (0.9 in)
1954108.0 mm (4.3 in)
195528.4 mm (1.1 in)
195657.2 mm (2.3 in)
195799.8 mm (3.9 in)
195871.1 mm (2.8 in)
195933.3 mm (1.3 in)
1960162.6 mm (6.4 in)
196120.3 mm (0.8 in)
196282.3 mm (3.2 in)
196326.9 mm (1.1 in)
196457.2 mm (2.3 in)
196549.5 mm (1.9 in)
196663.0 mm (2.5 in)
196757.2 mm (2.3 in)
196829.7 mm (1.2 in)
196953.3 mm (2.1 in)
197081.5 mm (3.2 in)
197149.5 mm (1.9 in)
197238.6 mm (1.5 in)
197356.6 mm (2.2 in)
197462.0 mm (2.4 in)
197551.2 mm (2.0 in)
197668.8 mm (2.7 in)
197768.0 mm (2.7 in)
197848.6 mm (1.9 in)
197937.4 mm (1.5 in)
198038.4 mm (1.5 in)
198143.2 mm (1.7 in)
198246.0 mm (1.8 in)
198362.4 mm (2.5 in)
198466.8 mm (2.6 in)
198554.0 mm (2.1 in)
198657.0 mm (2.2 in)
198738.0 mm (1.5 in)
198838.4 mm (1.5 in)
198933.0 mm (1.3 in)
1990100.6 mm (4.0 in)
199145.4 mm (1.8 in)
199231.0 mm (1.2 in)
199361.8 mm (2.4 in)
199446.8 mm (1.8 in)
199598.0 mm (3.9 in)
199679.2 mm (3.1 in)
199768.0 mm (2.7 in)
199853.0 mm (2.1 in)
199926.8 mm (1.1 in)
200022.6 mm (0.9 in)
200134.0 mm (1.3 in)
200228.4 mm (1.1 in)
200341.0 mm (1.6 in)
200452.0 mm (2.0 in)
200557.0 mm (2.2 in)
200630.0 mm (1.2 in)
200796.0 mm (3.8 in)
200827.0 mm (1.1 in)
200946.0 mm (1.8 in)
201092.0 mm (3.6 in)
201145.6 mm (1.8 in)
201242.0 mm (1.7 in)
201364.8 mm (2.6 in)
201438.0 mm (1.5 in)
201574.0 mm (2.9 in)
201626.0 mm (1.0 in)
201756.6 mm (2.2 in)
2018144.0 mm (5.7 in)
201934.0 mm (1.3 in)
202071.0 mm (2.8 in)
202175.2 mm (3.0 in)
2022100.0 mm (3.9 in)
202333.6 mm (1.3 in)
202448.0 mm (1.9 in)
202532.0 mm (1.3 in)
202641.3 mm (1.6 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Glenorchy (Glenorchy Reservoir by year The wettest five days of the year at Glenorchy (Glenorchy Reservoir, 1950 to 2026. The record is 247.2 mm (9.7 in) in 1960, marked on the chart; the median year is 80.5 mm (3.2 in). 01002003001960198020002020Record: 247.2 mm (9.7 in) in 1960
The wettest five days of the year at Glenorchy (Glenorchy Reservoir, 1950 to 2026. The record is 247.2 mm (9.7 in) in 1960, marked on the chart; the median year is 80.5 mm (3.2 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Glenorchy (Glenorchy Reservoir by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
195051.6 mm (2.0 in)
195162.7 mm (2.5 in)
195272.4 mm (2.9 in)
195363.0 mm (2.5 in)
1954181.0 mm (7.1 in)
195550.5 mm (2.0 in)
195691.2 mm (3.6 in)
1957128.8 mm (5.1 in)
1958139.9 mm (5.5 in)
195956.0 mm (2.2 in)
1960247.2 mm (9.7 in)
196144.1 mm (1.7 in)
1962100.0 mm (3.9 in)
196350.8 mm (2.0 in)
196470.2 mm (2.8 in)
1965108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1966101.5 mm (4.0 in)
196784.5 mm (3.3 in)
196866.1 mm (2.6 in)
196984.3 mm (3.3 in)
1970104.1 mm (4.1 in)
197179.7 mm (3.1 in)
197253.1 mm (2.1 in)
1973103.9 mm (4.1 in)
1974107.6 mm (4.2 in)
197591.8 mm (3.6 in)
1976119.4 mm (4.7 in)
197795.0 mm (3.7 in)
197866.0 mm (2.6 in)
197954.2 mm (2.1 in)
198050.0 mm (2.0 in)
198160.8 mm (2.4 in)
198261.8 mm (2.4 in)
1983104.0 mm (4.1 in)
198490.8 mm (3.6 in)
198595.6 mm (3.8 in)
198696.0 mm (3.8 in)
198767.2 mm (2.6 in)
198856.0 mm (2.2 in)
198959.8 mm (2.4 in)
1990129.8 mm (5.1 in)
199180.8 mm (3.2 in)
199266.2 mm (2.6 in)
1993102.6 mm (4.0 in)
199462.0 mm (2.4 in)
1995146.4 mm (5.8 in)
1996128.8 mm (5.1 in)
199787.8 mm (3.5 in)
199862.0 mm (2.4 in)
199946.4 mm (1.8 in)
200053.8 mm (2.1 in)
2001112.6 mm (4.4 in)
200257.2 mm (2.3 in)
200380.5 mm (3.2 in)
2004115.5 mm (4.5 in)
200584.8 mm (3.3 in)
200665.6 mm (2.6 in)
200797.0 mm (3.8 in)
200845.0 mm (1.8 in)
200968.8 mm (2.7 in)
2010112.0 mm (4.4 in)
201178.2 mm (3.1 in)
201243.6 mm (1.7 in)
201368.0 mm (2.7 in)
2014101.8 mm (4.0 in)
201585.8 mm (3.4 in)
201675.6 mm (3.0 in)
2017126.2 mm (5.0 in)
2018153.2 mm (6.0 in)
201965.4 mm (2.6 in)
2020112.6 mm (4.4 in)
202178.0 mm (3.1 in)
2022145.1 mm (5.7 in)
202346.8 mm (1.8 in)
2024104.4 mm (4.1 in)
202547.6 mm (1.9 in)
202664.4 mm (2.5 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Glenorchy (Glenorchy Reservoir by year The longest dry spell of the year at Glenorchy (Glenorchy Reservoir, 1950 to 2026. The record is 33 days in 1970, marked on the chart; the median year is 18 days. 102030401960198020002020Record: 33 days in 1970
The longest dry spell of the year at Glenorchy (Glenorchy Reservoir, 1950 to 2026. The record is 33 days in 1970, marked on the chart; the median year is 18 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Glenorchy (Glenorchy Reservoir by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
195011 days
195126 days
195214 days
195322 days
195417 days
195519 days
195621 days
195723 days
195818 days
195922 days
196022 days
196120 days
196223 days
196318 days
196413 days
196515 days
196617 days
196724 days
196819 days
196921 days
197033 days
197118 days
197215 days
197313 days
197426 days
197521 days
197619 days
197712 days
197819 days
197913 days
198017 days
198117 days
198218 days
198324 days
198412 days
198515 days
198615 days
198716 days
198833 days
198927 days
199015 days
199123 days
199220 days
199312 days
199432 days
199519 days
199618 days
199715 days
199819 days
199915 days
200017 days
200114 days
200229 days
200333 days
200413 days
200522 days
200612 days
200719 days
200819 days
200912 days
201019 days
201113 days
201216 days
201317 days
201418 days
201515 days
201613 days
201723 days
201818 days
201931 days
202022 days
202117 days
202231 days
202317 days
202423 days
202521 days
202619 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

75 years, 1951 to 2025

A day with at least 49.2 mm (1.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 152.9 mm (6.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Glenorchy (Glenorchy Reservoir: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years49.2 mm (1.9 in)
5 years72.4 mm (2.9 in)
10 years89.4 mm (3.5 in)
25 years113.1 mm (4.5 in)
50 years132.3 mm (5.2 in)
100 years152.9 mm (6.0 in)Longer than the 75 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, 75 years of values from 1951 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: 162.6 mm (6.4 in) in 1960; 144.0 mm (5.7 in) in 2018; 108.0 mm (4.3 in) in 1954.

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-12).