Kingston Weather Records (ASN00094036)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Kingston (ASN00094036), Australia, with 68 years of record.

Key Facts for Kingston

Kingston (ASN00094036) is a weather station in Australia at -42.97 latitude and 147.32 longitude, 52 m (171 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1910 to 1977, 68 years of record.
1,464 records set at Kingston still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Kingston set a daily record precipitation of 23.6 mm (0.9 in) on 26 December 1976.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -42.97 latitude, 147.32 longitude.
Elevation: 52 m (171 ft).
Period of record: 1910 to 1977, 68 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 Kingston. 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 Kingston, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	40.0 C (104.0 F)	1.3 C (34.3 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	36.6 C (97.9 F)	2.4 C (36.3 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	34.8 C (94.6 F)	1.7 C (35.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	29.2 C (84.6 F)	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	25.0 C (77.0 F)	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	20.0 C (68.0 F)	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	21.5 C (70.7 F)	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	20.1 C (68.2 F)	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	28.0 C (82.4 F)	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	28.5 C (83.3 F)	-1.6 C (29.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	36.1 C (97.0 F)	0.7 C (33.3 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	37.5 C (99.5 F)	-0.1 C (31.8 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Kingston still stand. 1966 holds the most, with 174.

All-Time Record Progression

3 new records

3 all-time records were set at Kingston between 26 March 1946 and 26 April 1960. Each dot is a new record.

When Kingston set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1946-03-26	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 94.7 mm (3.7 in)
1950-06-01	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1960-04-26	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 168.7 mm (6.6 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Apr: 168.7 mm (6.6 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Kingston. The most was 168.7 mm (6.6 in) on 26 April 1960.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Kingston
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	3 January 1970
Feb	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	22 February 1969
Mar	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	26 March 1946
Apr	168.7 mm (6.6 in)	26 April 1960
May	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	3 May 1956
Jun	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	1 June 1950
Jul	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	11 July 1967
Aug	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	2 August 1976
Sep	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	7 September 1966
Oct	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	20 October 1966
Nov	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	9 November 1923
Dec	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	13 December 1916

Period of Record Coverage

1965 to 1976

12 years of record at Kingston, 1965 to 1976. 3 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1965, 1975, 1976.

Days with data per year at Kingston
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1965	61	17%	No
1966	364	100%	Yes
1967	362	99%	Yes
1968	358	98%	Yes
1969	364	100%	Yes
1970	365	100%	Yes
1971	357	98%	Yes
1972	366	100%	Yes
1973	365	100%	Yes
1974	365	100%	Yes
1975	325	89%	No
1976	57	16%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Kingston
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 December 1976	Kingston, AU	daily rain	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	2.4 mm (0.09 in)	2 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1976	Kingston, AU	daily rain	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	1 year	17 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1976	Kingston, AU	daily rain	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	6 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1976	Kingston, AU	monthly rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	57 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1976	Kingston, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	50 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 1976	Kingston, AU	daily rain	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	64 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1976	Kingston, AU	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1975	Kingston, AU	daily rain	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	21 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1975	Kingston, AU	daily rain	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	62 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 October 1975	Kingston, AU	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	60 years	63 of 100 (Major)
2 October 1975	Kingston, AU	daily rain	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	0.4 mm (0.02 in)	56 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1975	Kingston, AU	daily rain	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	20 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1975	Kingston, AU	daily rain	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1975	Kingston, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	21 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1975	Kingston, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1975	Kingston, AU	daily rain	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	1.7 mm (0.07 in)	33 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
19 March 1975	Kingston, AU	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1974	Kingston, AU	daily rain	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	25 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 1974	Kingston, AU	daily rain	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	59 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 September 1974	Kingston, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)

Climate Trend

10 complete years, 1966 to 1975

One stripe for each of 10 complete years at Kingston, 1966 to 1975. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 11.6 C (52.9 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1968, at 10.9 C (51.6 F), and the warmest was 1972, at 12.3 C (54.1 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 0.7 C (1.3 F).

Annual mean temperature at Kingston as warming stripes, 1966 to 1975
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1966	11.2 C	-0.41 C
1967	11.2 C	-0.42 C
1968	10.9 C	-0.70 C
1969	11.2 C	-0.37 C
1970	11.3 C	-0.36 C
1971	11.7 C	+0.05 C
1972	12.3 C	+0.68 C
1973	12.2 C	+0.61 C
1974	12.2 C	+0.56 C
1975	11.9 C	+0.33 C

This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.

A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.

Extremes by Year

1910 to 1977

Yearly extremes at Kingston: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	40.0 C (104.0 F)	1973	35.9 C (96.5 F)	12
Coldest night (TNn)	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	1972	-3.2 C (26.3 F)	12
Wettest day (Rx1day)	168.7 mm (6.6 in)	1960	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	67
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	209.3 mm (8.2 in)	1960	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	67
Longest dry spell (CDD)	40 days	1961	19 days	67

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Kingston, 1910 to 1977. The record is 40.0 C (104.0 F) in 1973, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.9 C (96.5 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Kingston by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1910	n/a
1911	n/a
1912	n/a
1913	n/a
1914	n/a
1915	n/a
1916	n/a
1917	n/a
1918	n/a
1919	n/a
1920	n/a
1921	n/a
1922	n/a
1923	n/a
1924	n/a
1925	n/a
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	37.5 C (99.5 F)
1966	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1967	36.6 C (97.9 F)
1968	35.4 C (95.7 F)
1969	36.3 C (97.3 F)
1970	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1971	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1972	35.5 C (95.9 F)
1973	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1974	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1975	32.0 C (89.6 F)
1976	39.8 C (103.6 F)
1977	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Kingston, 1910 to 1977. The record is -7.2 C (19.0 F) in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is -3.2 C (26.3 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Kingston by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1910	n/a
1911	n/a
1912	n/a
1913	n/a
1914	n/a
1915	n/a
1916	n/a
1917	n/a
1918	n/a
1919	n/a
1920	n/a
1921	n/a
1922	n/a
1923	n/a
1924	n/a
1925	n/a
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	0.8 C (33.4 F)
1966	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1967	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1968	-3.2 C (26.2 F)
1969	-3.1 C (26.4 F)
1970	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1971	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1972	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1973	-3.0 C (26.6 F)
1974	-3.0 C (26.6 F)
1975	-2.0 C (28.4 F)
1976	4.0 C (39.2 F)
1977	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Kingston, 1910 to 1977. The record is 168.7 mm (6.6 in) in 1960, marked on the chart; the median year is 50.0 mm (2.0 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Kingston by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1910	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1911	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1912	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1913	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1914	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1915	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1916	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1917	93.7 mm (3.7 in)
1918	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1919	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1920	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1921	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1922	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1923	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1924	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1925	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1926	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1927	25.1 mm (1.0 in)
1928	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1929	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1930	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1931	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1932	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1933	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1934	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1935	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1936	15.5 mm (0.6 in)
1937	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1938	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1939	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1940	19.6 mm (0.8 in)
1941	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1942	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1943	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1944	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1945	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1946	94.7 mm (3.7 in)
1947	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1948	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1949	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1950	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1951	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1952	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1953	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1954	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1955	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1956	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1957	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1958	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1959	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1960	168.7 mm (6.6 in)
1961	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1962	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1964	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1965	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1966	82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1967	83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1968	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1969	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1970	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1971	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1972	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1973	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1974	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1975	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1976	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1977	11.0 mm (0.4 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Kingston, 1910 to 1977. The record is 209.3 mm (8.2 in) in 1960, marked on the chart; the median year is 71.9 mm (2.8 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Kingston by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1910	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1911	87.0 mm (3.4 in)
1912	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1913	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1914	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1915	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1916	122.4 mm (4.8 in)
1917	105.9 mm (4.2 in)
1918	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1919	149.9 mm (5.9 in)
1920	57.1 mm (2.2 in)
1921	61.6 mm (2.4 in)
1922	93.3 mm (3.7 in)
1923	64.2 mm (2.5 in)
1924	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1925	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1926	85.2 mm (3.4 in)
1927	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1928	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1929	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1930	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1931	86.2 mm (3.4 in)
1932	115.9 mm (4.6 in)
1933	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1934	94.6 mm (3.7 in)
1935	112.3 mm (4.4 in)
1936	25.1 mm (1.0 in)
1937	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1938	106.1 mm (4.2 in)
1939	65.6 mm (2.6 in)
1940	33.6 mm (1.3 in)
1941	116.1 mm (4.6 in)
1942	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1943	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1944	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1945	46.3 mm (1.8 in)
1946	118.1 mm (4.6 in)
1947	99.5 mm (3.9 in)
1948	49.2 mm (1.9 in)
1949	42.6 mm (1.7 in)
1950	112.1 mm (4.4 in)
1951	82.9 mm (3.3 in)
1952	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1953	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1954	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1955	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1956	95.2 mm (3.7 in)
1957	65.6 mm (2.6 in)
1958	97.1 mm (3.8 in)
1959	73.6 mm (2.9 in)
1960	209.3 mm (8.2 in)
1961	39.2 mm (1.5 in)
1962	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1964	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1965	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1966	102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1967	110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1968	28.8 mm (1.1 in)
1969	115.3 mm (4.5 in)
1970	107.7 mm (4.2 in)
1971	135.6 mm (5.3 in)
1972	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1973	80.6 mm (3.2 in)
1974	65.2 mm (2.6 in)
1975	102.2 mm (4.0 in)
1976	116.4 mm (4.6 in)
1977	14.6 mm (0.6 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Kingston, 1910 to 1977. The record is 40 days in 1961, marked on the chart; the median year is 19 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Kingston by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1910	8 days
1911	18 days
1912	24 days
1913	20 days
1914	22 days
1915	24 days
1916	14 days
1917	21 days
1918	21 days
1919	18 days
1920	18 days
1921	19 days
1922	23 days
1923	20 days
1924	25 days
1925	18 days
1926	19 days
1927	17 days
1928	12 days
1929	20 days
1930	15 days
1931	20 days
1932	29 days
1933	14 days
1934	14 days
1935	17 days
1936	14 days
1937	16 days
1938	14 days
1939	19 days
1940	17 days
1941	28 days
1942	16 days
1943	18 days
1944	21 days
1945	20 days
1946	18 days
1947	12 days
1948	19 days
1949	18 days
1950	27 days
1951	30 days
1952	24 days
1953	21 days
1954	21 days
1955	23 days
1956	13 days
1957	24 days
1958	19 days
1959	28 days
1960	17 days
1961	40 days
1962	23 days
1964	28 days
1965	26 days
1966	10 days
1967	15 days
1968	14 days
1969	11 days
1970	32 days
1971	18 days
1972	21 days
1973	12 days
1974	21 days
1975	18 days
1976	22 days
1977	26 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

57 years, 1911 to 1976

A day with at least 49.5 mm (1.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 132.3 mm (5.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Kingston: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
5 years	71.3 mm (2.8 in)
10 years	85.9 mm (3.4 in)
25 years	104.5 mm (4.1 in)
50 years	118.4 mm (4.7 in)
100 years	132.3 mm (5.2 in)	Longer than the 57 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, 57 years of values from 1911 to 1976.

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: 168.7 mm (6.6 in) in 1960; 95.3 mm (3.8 in) in 1950; 94.7 mm (3.7 in) in 1946.

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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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-13. Last revised 13 October 2026 (2026-10-13).