A record of severe storms in southwestern Australia, 1830–2024

A record of 141 severe storms impacting the Perth region of southwest Western Australia from 1830 to 2024. The data are provided in two files: A list of storms from 1830 to 1879, and from 1880 to 2024. Both lists provide: a storm ID number (from 1 to 141) a start date and end date for the storm event (YYYY-MM-DD) the minimum atmospheric mean sea level pressure recorded during the event (hPa) the time of minimum pressure (local time). The 1830–1879 list includes qualitative remarks on the conditions associated with each storm, as quantitative rainfall information is not available. The 1880–2024 list provides: The total rainfall recorded during each storm event (mm) The highest 24-hour rainfall total (mm) The date of the highest 24-hour rainfall total (YYYY-MM-DD) Data are provided in tab-delimited format. Full details of the dataset development are available in the accompanying publication: Gergis, J., Rowe, J. Ashcroft, L., Baillie, Z., Trewin, B., Allan R.J., Ellwood, T. and Ingallina, S. (2026). A severe winter storm record for southwestern Australia, 1830–2024. Climate Dynamics https://doi.org/10.1007/s00382-026-08187-z Version 1.1 contains 3 minor typographical corrections: In Perth_severe_storm_database_1830_1879_v1.1.txt Storm ID 5 1831-06-21 1830-06-22 corrected to 1831-06-21 1831-06-22 Storm ID 23 1848-06-22 1848-07-28 corrected to 1848-06-22 1848-06-28 Storm ID 58 Rain fell during night of 30 July. Stormy conditions with hail developed on 31 July with rain continuing until 2 July. corrected to Rain fell during night of 30 July. Stormy conditions with hail developed on 31 July with rain continuing until 2 August.