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Bow River Weather Records (ASN00002003)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Bow River (ASN00002003), Australia, with 50 years of record.

Key Facts for Bow River

  • Bow River (ASN00002003) is a weather station in Australia at -16.87 latitude and 128.18 longitude, 194 m (636 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1945 to 1994, 50 years of record.
  • 0 records set at Bow River still stand.
  • Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Bow River set a daily record precipitation of 6.0 mm (0.24 in) on 1 May 1994.

About the Station

  • Location: Australia, -16.87 latitude, 128.18 longitude.
  • Elevation: 194 m (636 ft).
  • Period of record: 1945 to 1994, 50 years.
  • Eligible elements: prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Bow River, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Bow River. 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 Bow River. 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 Bow River, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records
Standing records at Bow River by the year they were set 0 records at Bow River still stand. 00000000000
0 records at Bow River still stand.
Standing records at Bow River by the year they were set
Year setStanding records

Wettest Day of Each Month

Dec: 192.8 mm (7.6 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Bow River The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Bow River. The most was 192.8 mm (7.6 in) on 15 December 1971. 050100150200 Jan: 183.4 mm (7.2 in), 28 January 1960 Jan Feb: 116.3 mm (4.6 in), 4 February 1969 Feb Mar: 176.0 mm (6.9 in), 17 March 1960 Mar Apr: 73.2 mm (2.9 in), 6 April 1959 Apr May: 48.8 mm (1.9 in), 21 May 1958 May Jun: 31.8 mm (1.3 in), 14 June 1957 Jun Jul: 47.0 mm (1.9 in), 13 July 1968 Jul Aug: 25.4 mm (1.0 in), 11 August 1947 Aug Sep: 49.5 mm (1.9 in), 22 September 1973 Sep Oct: 36.8 mm (1.4 in), 17 October 1947 Oct Nov: 90.4 mm (3.6 in), 6 November 1955 Nov Dec: 192.8 mm (7.6 in), 15 December 1971 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Bow River. The most was 192.8 mm (7.6 in) on 15 December 1971.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Bow River
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan183.4 mm (7.2 in)28 January 1960
Feb116.3 mm (4.6 in)4 February 1969
Mar176.0 mm (6.9 in)17 March 1960
Apr73.2 mm (2.9 in)6 April 1959
May48.8 mm (1.9 in)21 May 1958
Jun31.8 mm (1.3 in)14 June 1957
Jul47.0 mm (1.9 in)13 July 1968
Aug25.4 mm (1.0 in)11 August 1947
Sep49.5 mm (1.9 in)22 September 1973
Oct36.8 mm (1.4 in)17 October 1947
Nov90.4 mm (3.6 in)6 November 1955
Dec192.8 mm (7.6 in)15 December 1971

Latest Records

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Latest records at Bow River
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
1 May 1994Bow River, AUdaily rain6.0 mm (0.24 in)6.0 mm (0.24 in)48 years20 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1994Bow River, AUdaily rain46.0 mm (1.8 in)3.8 mm (0.15 in)31 years16 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1994Bow River, AUdaily rain62.0 mm (2.4 in)9.9 mm (0.39 in)47 years25 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1993Bow River, AUdaily rain22.0 mm (0.9 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)8 years6 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 1993Bow River, AUdaily rain27.0 mm (1.1 in)5.7 mm (0.22 in)23 years14 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1993Bow River, AUdaily rain3.0 mm (0.12 in)3.0 mm (0.12 in)47 years20 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1993Bow River, AUdaily rain8.0 mm (0.31 in)2.9 mm (0.11 in)24 years13 of 100 (Routine)
18 May 1992Bow River, AUdaily rain3.0 mm (0.12 in)3.0 mm (0.12 in)46 years19 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 1992Bow River, AUdaily rain11.0 mm (0.4 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)10 years7 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1992Bow River, AUdaily rain50.0 mm (2.0 in)10.6 mm (0.4 in)8 years11 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1991Bow River, AUdaily rain40.0 mm (1.6 in)0.6 mm (0.02 in)24 years11 of 100 (Routine)
10 February 1991Bow River, AUdaily rain50.0 mm (2.0 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)8 years7 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1991Bow River, AUdaily rain96.0 mm (3.8 in)32.5 mm (1.3 in)17 years25 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1990Bow River, AUdaily rain40.0 mm (1.6 in)26.3 mm (1.0 in)20 years22 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1990Bow River, AUdaily rain7.0 mm (0.28 in)3.0 mm (0.12 in)8 years7 of 100 (Routine)
25 February 1990Bow River, AUdaily rain41.0 mm (1.6 in)17.0 mm (0.7 in)4 years15 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1989Bow River, AUdaily rain96.0 mm (3.8 in)69.0 mm (2.7 in)8 years39 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1989Bow River, AUdaily rain25.0 mm (1.0 in)11.8 mm (0.5 in)32 years18 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1989Bow River, AUdaily rain54.0 mm (2.1 in)33.0 mm (1.3 in)7 years22 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1989Bow River, AUdaily rain14.0 mm (0.6 in)5.9 mm (0.23 in)18 years11 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1945 to 1994
Yearly extremes at Bow River: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)192.8 mm (7.6 in)197165.4 mm (2.6 in)50
Wettest five days (Rx5day)326.4 mm (12.9 in)1959126.2 mm (5.0 in)50
Longest dry spell (CDD)267 days1946162 days50

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Bow River by year The wettest day of the year at Bow River, 1945 to 1994. The record is 192.8 mm (7.6 in) in 1971, marked on the chart; the median year is 65.4 mm (2.6 in). 05010015020019501960197019801990Record: 192.8 mm (7.6 in) in 1971
The wettest day of the year at Bow River, 1945 to 1994. The record is 192.8 mm (7.6 in) in 1971, marked on the chart; the median year is 65.4 mm (2.6 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Bow River by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
1945139.7 mm (5.5 in)
194668.6 mm (2.7 in)
1947101.6 mm (4.0 in)
194835.6 mm (1.4 in)
1949100.8 mm (4.0 in)
195079.2 mm (3.1 in)
195165.5 mm (2.6 in)
195264.8 mm (2.6 in)
195352.6 mm (2.1 in)
195444.7 mm (1.8 in)
195590.4 mm (3.6 in)
1956115.6 mm (4.6 in)
195760.7 mm (2.4 in)
195894.5 mm (3.7 in)
195997.5 mm (3.8 in)
1960183.4 mm (7.2 in)
196177.7 mm (3.1 in)
196265.5 mm (2.6 in)
196363.0 mm (2.5 in)
196440.6 mm (1.6 in)
196557.2 mm (2.3 in)
1966134.1 mm (5.3 in)
196791.4 mm (3.6 in)
196861.2 mm (2.4 in)
1969116.3 mm (4.6 in)
197043.2 mm (1.7 in)
1971192.8 mm (7.6 in)
197250.8 mm (2.0 in)
197363.5 mm (2.5 in)
197465.2 mm (2.6 in)
197589.0 mm (3.5 in)
197651.2 mm (2.0 in)
197761.2 mm (2.4 in)
1978105.4 mm (4.1 in)
197938.0 mm (1.5 in)
198050.0 mm (2.0 in)
198164.0 mm (2.5 in)
198291.0 mm (3.6 in)
198351.0 mm (2.0 in)
198477.4 mm (3.0 in)
198540.0 mm (1.6 in)
198675.0 mm (3.0 in)
198768.0 mm (2.7 in)
198847.0 mm (1.9 in)
198998.0 mm (3.9 in)
199060.0 mm (2.4 in)
199196.0 mm (3.8 in)
199250.0 mm (2.0 in)
199340.0 mm (1.6 in)
199462.0 mm (2.4 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Bow River by year The wettest five days of the year at Bow River, 1945 to 1994. The record is 326.4 mm (12.9 in) in 1959, marked on the chart; the median year is 126.2 mm (5.0 in). 010020030040019501960197019801990Record: 326.4 mm (12.9 in) in 1959
The wettest five days of the year at Bow River, 1945 to 1994. The record is 326.4 mm (12.9 in) in 1959, marked on the chart; the median year is 126.2 mm (5.0 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Bow River by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
1945224.8 mm (8.9 in)
194691.7 mm (3.6 in)
1947153.7 mm (6.1 in)
194841.5 mm (1.6 in)
1949205.4 mm (8.1 in)
1950158.0 mm (6.2 in)
1951134.2 mm (5.3 in)
195266.6 mm (2.6 in)
1953122.6 mm (4.8 in)
195496.9 mm (3.8 in)
195594.2 mm (3.7 in)
1956156.5 mm (6.2 in)
195796.8 mm (3.8 in)
1958125.2 mm (4.9 in)
1959326.4 mm (12.9 in)
1960299.4 mm (11.8 in)
1961150.1 mm (5.9 in)
1962135.2 mm (5.3 in)
1963100.9 mm (4.0 in)
196444.7 mm (1.8 in)
196595.0 mm (3.7 in)
1966317.6 mm (12.5 in)
1967121.9 mm (4.8 in)
1968139.6 mm (5.5 in)
1969248.7 mm (9.8 in)
197076.5 mm (3.0 in)
1971224.3 mm (8.8 in)
197266.8 mm (2.6 in)
1973163.1 mm (6.4 in)
1974111.4 mm (4.4 in)
1975103.4 mm (4.1 in)
197681.6 mm (3.2 in)
1977123.8 mm (4.9 in)
1978147.8 mm (5.8 in)
1979128.4 mm (5.1 in)
1980132.4 mm (5.2 in)
1981127.2 mm (5.0 in)
1982135.0 mm (5.3 in)
1983136.0 mm (5.4 in)
1984130.4 mm (5.1 in)
198583.0 mm (3.3 in)
1986189.0 mm (7.4 in)
1987125.0 mm (4.9 in)
198882.0 mm (3.2 in)
1989112.0 mm (4.4 in)
199097.0 mm (3.8 in)
1991150.0 mm (5.9 in)
199263.0 mm (2.5 in)
199384.0 mm (3.3 in)
1994163.0 mm (6.4 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Bow River by year The longest dry spell of the year at Bow River, 1945 to 1994. The record is 267 days in 1946, marked on the chart; the median year is 162 days. 010020030019501960197019801990Record: 267 days in 1946
The longest dry spell of the year at Bow River, 1945 to 1994. The record is 267 days in 1946, marked on the chart; the median year is 162 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Bow River by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
194525 days
1946267 days
194776 days
1948169 days
1949167 days
1950187 days
1951203 days
1952172 days
1953222 days
1954160 days
195588 days
195687 days
1957105 days
1958151 days
1959139 days
1960178 days
1961201 days
1962117 days
1963186 days
1964180 days
1965201 days
196690 days
1967232 days
196882 days
1969186 days
1970163 days
1971219 days
1972251 days
197398 days
1974110 days
1975164 days
1976196 days
1977190 days
197870 days
1979121 days
1980168 days
198194 days
1982173 days
198326 days
198430 days
198524 days
198629 days
1987146 days
198845 days
1989250 days
1990227 days
1991218 days
199223 days
199333 days
199430 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

41 years, 1946 to 1991

A day with at least 71.3 mm (2.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 206.5 mm (8.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Bow River: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years71.3 mm (2.8 in)
5 years100.0 mm (3.9 in)
10 years121.8 mm (4.8 in)
25 years152.7 mm (6.0 in)
50 years178.4 mm (7.0 in)Longer than the 41 years of record
100 years206.5 mm (8.1 in)Longer than the 41 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, 41 years of values from 1946 to 1991.

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: 192.8 mm (7.6 in) in 1971; 183.4 mm (7.2 in) in 1960; 134.1 mm (5.3 in) in 1966.

Download the Data

  • Data for Bow River standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
  • Data for Bow River 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).