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Hobart (Waterworks Reserve) Weather Records (ASN00094031)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Hobart (Waterworks Reserve) (ASN00094031), Australia, with 128 years of record.

Key Facts for Hobart (Waterworks Reserve)

  • Hobart (Waterworks Reserve) (ASN00094031) is a weather station in Australia at -42.91 latitude and 147.29 longitude, 167 m (548 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1897 to 2024, 128 years of record.
  • 0 records set at Hobart (Waterworks Reserve) still stand.
  • Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Hobart (Waterworks Reserve) set a daily record precipitation of 42.6 mm (1.7 in) on 27 June 2024.

About the Station

  • Location: Australia, -42.91 latitude, 147.29 longitude.
  • Elevation: 167 m (548 ft).
  • Period of record: 1897 to 2024, 128 years.
  • Eligible elements: prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Hobart (Waterworks Reserve), with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Hobart (Waterworks Reserve). 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 Hobart (Waterworks Reserve). 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 Hobart (Waterworks Reserve), with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records
Standing records at Hobart (Waterworks Reserve) by the year they were set 0 records at Hobart (Waterworks Reserve) still stand. 00000000000
0 records at Hobart (Waterworks Reserve) still stand.
Standing records at Hobart (Waterworks Reserve) by the year they were set
Year setStanding records

Wettest Day of Each Month

Apr: 131.3 mm (5.2 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Hobart (Waterworks Reserve) The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Hobart (Waterworks Reserve). The most was 131.3 mm (5.2 in) on 20 April 1909. 050100150 Jan: 116.1 mm (4.6 in), 30 January 1916 Jan Feb: 74.0 mm (2.9 in), 4 February 2005 Feb Mar: 106.4 mm (4.2 in), 11 March 1932 Mar Apr: 131.3 mm (5.2 in), 20 April 1909 Apr May: 68.1 mm (2.7 in), 3 May 1973 May Jun: 68.5 mm (2.7 in), 5 June 2009 Jun Jul: 81.6 mm (3.2 in), 22 July 2013 Jul Aug: 105.0 mm (4.1 in), 12 August 2010 Aug Sep: 131.3 mm (5.2 in), 15 September 1957 Sep Oct: 68.8 mm (2.7 in), 20 October 1966 Oct Nov: 81.0 mm (3.2 in), 26 November 1957 Nov Dec: 108.4 mm (4.3 in), 19 December 1995 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Hobart (Waterworks Reserve). The most was 131.3 mm (5.2 in) on 20 April 1909.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Hobart (Waterworks Reserve)
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan116.1 mm (4.6 in)30 January 1916
Feb74.0 mm (2.9 in)4 February 2005
Mar106.4 mm (4.2 in)11 March 1932
Apr131.3 mm (5.2 in)20 April 1909
May68.1 mm (2.7 in)3 May 1973
Jun68.5 mm (2.7 in)5 June 2009
Jul81.6 mm (3.2 in)22 July 2013
Aug105.0 mm (4.1 in)12 August 2010
Sep131.3 mm (5.2 in)15 September 1957
Oct68.8 mm (2.7 in)20 October 1966
Nov81.0 mm (3.2 in)26 November 1957
Dec108.4 mm (4.3 in)19 December 1995

Latest Records

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Latest records at Hobart (Waterworks Reserve)
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
27 June 2024Hobart (Waterworks Reserve), AUdaily rain42.6 mm (1.7 in)10.4 mm (0.4 in)16 years27 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 2024Hobart (Waterworks Reserve), AUdaily rain50.0 mm (2.0 in)10.9 mm (0.4 in)53 years39 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 2024Hobart (Waterworks Reserve), AUdaily rain29.6 mm (1.2 in)2.4 mm (0.09 in)66 years31 of 100 (Routine)
30 September 2016Hobart (Waterworks Reserve), AUdaily rain41.0 mm (1.6 in)11.8 mm (0.5 in)9 years28 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 2016Hobart (Waterworks Reserve), AUdaily rain19.0 mm (0.7 in)5.4 mm (0.21 in)7 years19 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 2015Hobart (Waterworks Reserve), AUdaily rain107.0 mm (4.2 in)87.9 mm (3.5 in)63 years68 of 100 (Major)
4 August 2014Hobart (Waterworks Reserve), AUdaily rain62.4 mm (2.5 in)34.5 mm (1.4 in)92 years77 of 100 (Major)
1 August 2014Hobart (Waterworks Reserve), AUdaily rain31.6 mm (1.2 in)8.8 mm (0.35 in)20 years27 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 2014Hobart (Waterworks Reserve), AUdaily rain32.2 mm (1.3 in)11.2 mm (0.4 in)40 years36 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 2014Hobart (Waterworks Reserve), AUdaily rain34.8 mm (1.4 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)92 years38 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2014Hobart (Waterworks Reserve), AUdaily rain17.2 mm (0.7 in)0.7 mm (0.03 in)83 years20 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 2013Hobart (Waterworks Reserve), AUdaily rain33.6 mm (1.3 in)7.2 mm (0.28 in)80 years43 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 2013Hobart (Waterworks Reserve), AUmonthly rain81.6 mm (3.2 in)6.4 mm (0.25 in)28 years36 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 2012Hobart (Waterworks Reserve), AUdaily rain33.6 mm (1.3 in)0.6 mm (0.02 in)3 years10 of 100 (Routine)
10 September 2012Hobart (Waterworks Reserve), AUdaily rain20.0 mm (0.8 in)1.4 mm (0.06 in)7 years13 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 2012Hobart (Waterworks Reserve), AUdaily rain49.6 mm (2.0 in)24.4 mm (1.0 in)25 years50 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2012Hobart (Waterworks Reserve), AUdaily rain42.2 mm (1.7 in)1.2 mm (0.05 in)26 years19 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 2012Hobart (Waterworks Reserve), AUdaily rain21.0 mm (0.8 in)1.2 mm (0.05 in)101 years20 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 2011Hobart (Waterworks Reserve), AUdaily rain (Tie)10.8 mm (0.4 in)tie29 years4 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 2011Hobart (Waterworks Reserve), AUdaily rain52.2 mm (2.1 in)33.0 mm (1.3 in)22 years56 of 100 (Notable)

Extremes by Year

1897 to 2024
Yearly extremes at Hobart (Waterworks Reserve): the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)131.3 mm (5.2 in)190951.6 mm (2.0 in)119
Wettest five days (Rx5day)211.4 mm (8.3 in)199386.6 mm (3.4 in)118
Longest dry spell (CDD)33 days200317 days118

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Hobart (Waterworks Reserve) by year The wettest day of the year at Hobart (Waterworks Reserve), 1897 to 2024. The record is 131.3 mm (5.2 in) in 1909, marked on the chart; the median year is 51.6 mm (2.0 in). 0501001501900192019401960198020002020Record: 131.3 mm (5.2 in) in 1909
The wettest day of the year at Hobart (Waterworks Reserve), 1897 to 2024. The record is 131.3 mm (5.2 in) in 1909, marked on the chart; the median year is 51.6 mm (2.0 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Hobart (Waterworks Reserve) by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
189751.6 mm (2.0 in)
189833.3 mm (1.3 in)
189939.6 mm (1.6 in)
190054.6 mm (2.1 in)
190456.9 mm (2.2 in)
190758.7 mm (2.3 in)
190843.2 mm (1.7 in)
1909131.3 mm (5.2 in)
191061.0 mm (2.4 in)
191184.1 mm (3.3 in)
191240.9 mm (1.6 in)
191353.8 mm (2.1 in)
191448.0 mm (1.9 in)
191549.0 mm (1.9 in)
1916116.1 mm (4.6 in)
191794.0 mm (3.7 in)
191861.0 mm (2.4 in)
191990.7 mm (3.6 in)
192037.3 mm (1.5 in)
192142.2 mm (1.7 in)
192263.0 mm (2.5 in)
192369.9 mm (2.8 in)
192455.9 mm (2.2 in)
192552.3 mm (2.1 in)
192649.5 mm (1.9 in)
192735.1 mm (1.4 in)
192876.7 mm (3.0 in)
192947.8 mm (1.9 in)
193021.3 mm (0.8 in)
193140.9 mm (1.6 in)
1932106.4 mm (4.2 in)
193347.2 mm (1.9 in)
193456.6 mm (2.2 in)
193548.3 mm (1.9 in)
193621.8 mm (0.9 in)
193730.2 mm (1.2 in)
193849.3 mm (1.9 in)
193930.5 mm (1.2 in)
194021.3 mm (0.8 in)
194199.1 mm (3.9 in)
194234.3 mm (1.4 in)
194328.7 mm (1.1 in)
194444.5 mm (1.8 in)
194524.6 mm (1.0 in)
19464.6 mm (0.18 in)
194757.2 mm (2.3 in)
194836.1 mm (1.4 in)
194931.5 mm (1.2 in)
195046.0 mm (1.8 in)
195180.3 mm (3.2 in)
195246.5 mm (1.8 in)
195359.9 mm (2.4 in)
195466.5 mm (2.6 in)
195533.0 mm (1.3 in)
195658.2 mm (2.3 in)
1957131.3 mm (5.2 in)
195893.5 mm (3.7 in)
195943.7 mm (1.7 in)
196083.1 mm (3.3 in)
196123.1 mm (0.9 in)
196245.0 mm (1.8 in)
196322.6 mm (0.9 in)
196450.8 mm (2.0 in)
196542.2 mm (1.7 in)
196668.8 mm (2.7 in)
196771.4 mm (2.8 in)
196827.9 mm (1.1 in)
196971.1 mm (2.8 in)
197074.7 mm (2.9 in)
197152.8 mm (2.1 in)
197241.9 mm (1.6 in)
197368.1 mm (2.7 in)
197440.0 mm (1.6 in)
197564.2 mm (2.5 in)
197664.6 mm (2.5 in)
197772.8 mm (2.9 in)
197850.0 mm (2.0 in)
197925.8 mm (1.0 in)
198039.6 mm (1.6 in)
198176.2 mm (3.0 in)
198238.2 mm (1.5 in)
198390.0 mm (3.5 in)
198475.2 mm (3.0 in)
198553.0 mm (2.1 in)
198667.4 mm (2.7 in)
198726.4 mm (1.0 in)
198844.4 mm (1.7 in)
198935.6 mm (1.4 in)
199053.0 mm (2.1 in)
199162.6 mm (2.5 in)
199233.2 mm (1.3 in)
199380.6 mm (3.2 in)
199436.2 mm (1.4 in)
1995108.4 mm (4.3 in)
199672.6 mm (2.9 in)
199770.2 mm (2.8 in)
199839.6 mm (1.6 in)
199969.4 mm (2.7 in)
200031.0 mm (1.2 in)
200146.8 mm (1.8 in)
200255.8 mm (2.2 in)
200356.4 mm (2.2 in)
200481.0 mm (3.2 in)
200574.0 mm (2.9 in)
200628.2 mm (1.1 in)
200756.2 mm (2.2 in)
200832.2 mm (1.3 in)
200968.5 mm (2.7 in)
2010105.0 mm (4.1 in)
201188.0 mm (3.5 in)
201249.6 mm (2.0 in)
201381.6 mm (3.2 in)
201462.4 mm (2.5 in)
2015107.0 mm (4.2 in)
201641.0 mm (1.6 in)
201730.0 mm (1.2 in)
201818.6 mm (0.7 in)
20196.2 mm (0.24 in)
202450.0 mm (2.0 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Hobart (Waterworks Reserve) by year The wettest five days of the year at Hobart (Waterworks Reserve), 1897 to 2024. The record is 211.4 mm (8.3 in) in 1993, marked on the chart; the median year is 86.6 mm (3.4 in). 01002003001900192019401960198020002020Record: 211.4 mm (8.3 in) in 1993
The wettest five days of the year at Hobart (Waterworks Reserve), 1897 to 2024. The record is 211.4 mm (8.3 in) in 1993, marked on the chart; the median year is 86.6 mm (3.4 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Hobart (Waterworks Reserve) by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
189792.2 mm (3.6 in)
189855.2 mm (2.2 in)
189962.8 mm (2.5 in)
190076.5 mm (3.0 in)
190488.4 mm (3.5 in)
190793.1 mm (3.7 in)
190855.9 mm (2.2 in)
1909151.9 mm (6.0 in)
191089.3 mm (3.5 in)
1911133.1 mm (5.2 in)
191263.8 mm (2.5 in)
191373.7 mm (2.9 in)
191473.2 mm (2.9 in)
191568.3 mm (2.7 in)
1916157.7 mm (6.2 in)
1917123.5 mm (4.9 in)
191885.9 mm (3.4 in)
1919181.9 mm (7.2 in)
192055.4 mm (2.2 in)
192186.0 mm (3.4 in)
1922114.3 mm (4.5 in)
192393.5 mm (3.7 in)
192497.3 mm (3.8 in)
192599.1 mm (3.9 in)
1926122.0 mm (4.8 in)
192766.8 mm (2.6 in)
1928151.9 mm (6.0 in)
192974.6 mm (2.9 in)
193035.7 mm (1.4 in)
193187.1 mm (3.4 in)
1932133.0 mm (5.2 in)
193383.6 mm (3.3 in)
1934105.3 mm (4.1 in)
1935117.9 mm (4.6 in)
193650.0 mm (2.0 in)
193774.9 mm (2.9 in)
193865.0 mm (2.6 in)
193976.7 mm (3.0 in)
194042.8 mm (1.7 in)
1941138.4 mm (5.4 in)
194252.4 mm (2.1 in)
194352.3 mm (2.1 in)
1944102.9 mm (4.1 in)
194536.9 mm (1.5 in)
194612.2 mm (0.5 in)
194783.6 mm (3.3 in)
194861.8 mm (2.4 in)
194962.7 mm (2.5 in)
195070.0 mm (2.8 in)
195194.8 mm (3.7 in)
1952100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1953114.5 mm (4.5 in)
1954130.3 mm (5.1 in)
195568.2 mm (2.7 in)
195695.0 mm (3.7 in)
1957174.5 mm (6.9 in)
1958161.2 mm (6.3 in)
195959.7 mm (2.4 in)
1960102.7 mm (4.0 in)
196136.8 mm (1.4 in)
196264.5 mm (2.5 in)
196342.4 mm (1.7 in)
196479.3 mm (3.1 in)
196595.6 mm (3.8 in)
1966129.5 mm (5.1 in)
196798.1 mm (3.9 in)
196856.6 mm (2.2 in)
1969132.0 mm (5.2 in)
197098.3 mm (3.9 in)
1971100.7 mm (4.0 in)
197258.9 mm (2.3 in)
1973104.4 mm (4.1 in)
197472.3 mm (2.8 in)
197598.6 mm (3.9 in)
1976116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1977102.2 mm (4.0 in)
197881.4 mm (3.2 in)
197932.0 mm (1.3 in)
198049.2 mm (1.9 in)
198199.2 mm (3.9 in)
198280.4 mm (3.2 in)
1983123.6 mm (4.9 in)
1984107.0 mm (4.2 in)
1985124.4 mm (4.9 in)
1986143.6 mm (5.7 in)
198758.4 mm (2.3 in)
198874.6 mm (2.9 in)
198967.4 mm (2.7 in)
199074.6 mm (2.9 in)
199187.6 mm (3.4 in)
199264.6 mm (2.5 in)
1993211.4 mm (8.3 in)
1994130.8 mm (5.1 in)
1995168.0 mm (6.6 in)
1996165.6 mm (6.5 in)
1997120.8 mm (4.8 in)
199878.2 mm (3.1 in)
199985.4 mm (3.4 in)
200060.4 mm (2.4 in)
200191.0 mm (3.6 in)
200262.2 mm (2.4 in)
200386.0 mm (3.4 in)
2004129.2 mm (5.1 in)
2005120.2 mm (4.7 in)
200669.2 mm (2.7 in)
200791.6 mm (3.6 in)
200844.4 mm (1.7 in)
2009124.1 mm (4.9 in)
2010128.6 mm (5.1 in)
2011181.8 mm (7.2 in)
201269.2 mm (2.7 in)
201382.6 mm (3.3 in)
201494.8 mm (3.7 in)
2015118.2 mm (4.7 in)
201665.6 mm (2.6 in)
201747.0 mm (1.9 in)
201821.4 mm (0.8 in)
2019n/a
20246.2 mm (0.24 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Hobart (Waterworks Reserve) by year The longest dry spell of the year at Hobart (Waterworks Reserve), 1897 to 2024. The record is 33 days in 2003, marked on the chart; the median year is 17 days. 0102030401900192019401960198020002020Record: 33 days in 2003
The longest dry spell of the year at Hobart (Waterworks Reserve), 1897 to 2024. The record is 33 days in 2003, marked on the chart; the median year is 17 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Hobart (Waterworks Reserve) by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
189728 days
189826 days
189921 days
190015 days
190431 days
190723 days
190817 days
190919 days
191021 days
191117 days
191225 days
191315 days
191414 days
191525 days
191613 days
191712 days
191814 days
191918 days
192016 days
192121 days
192211 days
192319 days
192413 days
192510 days
192611 days
192718 days
192813 days
192914 days
193016 days
193120 days
193221 days
193313 days
193417 days
193517 days
193613 days
193723 days
193814 days
193917 days
194017 days
194120 days
194215 days
194318 days
194414 days
194516 days
194611 days
194714 days
194818 days
194917 days
195020 days
195121 days
195216 days
195323 days
195417 days
195514 days
195613 days
195718 days
195819 days
195921 days
19609 days
196119 days
196215 days
196318 days
196412 days
196514 days
196610 days
196722 days
196814 days
19698 days
197029 days
197121 days
197218 days
197323 days
197422 days
197523 days
197623 days
197717 days
197816 days
197919 days
198019 days
198113 days
198212 days
198312 days
198416 days
198516 days
198613 days
198715 days
198824 days
198919 days
199015 days
199118 days
199211 days
199313 days
199431 days
199519 days
199621 days
199712 days
199814 days
199920 days
200017 days
200116 days
200220 days
200333 days
200413 days
200517 days
200614 days
200715 days
200826 days
200911 days
201016 days
201112 days
201223 days
201315 days
201425 days
201511 days
201617 days
201720 days
201814 days
2019n/a
202417 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

101 years, 1898 to 2014

A day with at least 51.3 mm (2.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 133.4 mm (5.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Hobart (Waterworks Reserve): the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years51.3 mm (2.0 in)
5 years72.7 mm (2.9 in)
10 years87.1 mm (3.4 in)
25 years105.5 mm (4.2 in)
50 years119.4 mm (4.7 in)
100 years133.4 mm (5.3 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 101 years of values from 1898 to 2014.

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: 131.3 mm (5.2 in) in 1909; 131.3 mm (5.2 in) in 1957; 116.1 mm (4.6 in) in 1916.

Download the Data

  • Data for Hobart (Waterworks Reserve) standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
  • Data for Hobart (Waterworks Reserve) 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 . Last revised (2025-12-31).