Whim Creek Weather Records (ASN00004042)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Whim Creek (ASN00004042), Australia, with 116 years of record.

Key Facts for Whim Creek

Whim Creek (ASN00004042) is a weather station in Australia at -20.84 latitude and 117.84 longitude, 32 m (105 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1898 to 2013, 116 years of record.
0 records set at Whim Creek still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Whim Creek set a daily record precipitation of 22.0 mm (0.9 in) on 26 October 2013.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -20.84 latitude, 117.84 longitude.
Elevation: 32 m (105 ft).
Period of record: 1898 to 2013, 116 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 Whim Creek. 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 Whim Creek, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Whim Creek still stand.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 180.3 mm (7.1 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Whim Creek. The most was 180.3 mm (7.1 in) on 22 March 1912.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Whim Creek
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	168.0 mm (6.6 in)	24 January 2013
Feb	145.3 mm (5.7 in)	7 February 1911
Mar	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	22 March 1912
Apr	179.8 mm (7.1 in)	2 April 1898
May	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	18 May 1955
Jun	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	17 June 1968
Jul	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	21 July 1910
Aug	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	30 August 1997
Sep	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	9 September 2006
Oct	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	21 October 1916
Nov	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	24 November 1910
Dec	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	18 December 1994

Latest Records

Latest records at Whim Creek
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 October 2013	Whim Creek, AU	daily rain	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	96 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 2013	Whim Creek, AU	daily rain	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	114 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 2013	Whim Creek, AU	monthly rain	168.0 mm (6.6 in)	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	70 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2007	Whim Creek, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 2007	Whim Creek, AU	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	64 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2007	Whim Creek, AU	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	92 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 2006	Whim Creek, AU	daily rain	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	107 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 September 2006	Whim Creek, AU	monthly rain	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 2000	Whim Creek, AU	daily rain	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	51 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 2000	Whim Creek, AU	daily rain	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	99 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 2000	Whim Creek, AU	daily rain	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	1 year	12 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 2000	Whim Creek, AU	daily rain	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	56 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 2000	Whim Creek, AU	daily rain	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	4.7 mm (0.19 in)	27 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 2000	Whim Creek, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	55 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 2000	Whim Creek, AU	daily rain	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 2000	Whim Creek, AU	daily rain	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 2000	Whim Creek, AU	daily rain	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 July 1999	Whim Creek, AU	daily rain	2.4 mm (0.09 in)	2.4 mm (0.09 in)	100 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1999	Whim Creek, AU	daily rain	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1999	Whim Creek, AU	daily rain	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	100 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1898 to 2013

Yearly extremes at Whim Creek: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	1912	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	85
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	339.5 mm (13.4 in)	1956	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	85
Longest dry spell (CDD)	306 days	1940	122 days	85

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Whim Creek, 1898 to 2013. The record is 180.3 mm (7.1 in) in 1912, marked on the chart; the median year is 39.1 mm (1.5 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Whim Creek by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1898	179.8 mm (7.1 in)
1899	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1900	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1901	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1902	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1903	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1904	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1905	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1906	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1907	119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1908	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1909	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1910	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1911	145.3 mm (5.7 in)
1912	180.3 mm (7.1 in)
1913	105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1914	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1915	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1916	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1917	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1918	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1919	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1920	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1921	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1922	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1923	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1924	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1925	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1926	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1927	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1928	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1929	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1930	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1931	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1932	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1933	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1934	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1935	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1936	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1937	90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1938	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1939	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1940	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1941	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1942	121.9 mm (4.8 in)
1943	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1944	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1945	142.2 mm (5.6 in)
1946	97.3 mm (3.8 in)
1947	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1948	143.3 mm (5.6 in)
1949	13.7 mm (0.5 in)
1950	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1951	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1952	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1953	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1954	99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1955	95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1956	167.6 mm (6.6 in)
1957	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1958	100.8 mm (4.0 in)
1959	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1960	107.4 mm (4.2 in)
1961	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1962	17.3 mm (0.7 in)
1963	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1964	14.0 mm (0.6 in)
1965	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1966	160.0 mm (6.3 in)
1967	109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1968	98.6 mm (3.9 in)
1969	102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1970	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1973	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1994	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1995	125.0 mm (4.9 in)
1996	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1997	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1998	19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1999	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
2000	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
2006	10.0 mm (0.4 in)
2007	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
2012	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
2013	168.0 mm (6.6 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Whim Creek, 1898 to 2013. The record is 339.5 mm (13.4 in) in 1956, marked on the chart; the median year is 53.3 mm (2.1 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Whim Creek by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1898	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1899	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1900	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1901	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1902	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1903	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1904	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1905	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1906	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1907	223.3 mm (8.8 in)
1908	107.7 mm (4.2 in)
1909	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1910	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1911	146.6 mm (5.8 in)
1912	186.7 mm (7.4 in)
1913	264.7 mm (10.4 in)
1914	45.8 mm (1.8 in)
1915	155.4 mm (6.1 in)
1916	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1917	121.8 mm (4.8 in)
1918	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1919	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1920	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1921	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1922	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1923	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1924	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1925	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1926	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1927	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1928	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1929	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1930	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1931	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1932	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1933	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1934	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1935	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1936	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1937	98.3 mm (3.9 in)
1938	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1939	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1940	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1941	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1942	227.1 mm (8.9 in)
1943	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1944	34.6 mm (1.4 in)
1945	174.5 mm (6.9 in)
1946	123.2 mm (4.9 in)
1947	108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1948	275.9 mm (10.9 in)
1949	16.0 mm (0.6 in)
1950	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1951	55.7 mm (2.2 in)
1952	111.3 mm (4.4 in)
1953	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1954	175.8 mm (6.9 in)
1955	141.0 mm (5.6 in)
1956	339.5 mm (13.4 in)
1957	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1958	119.9 mm (4.7 in)
1959	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1960	184.6 mm (7.3 in)
1961	219.6 mm (8.6 in)
1962	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1963	131.3 mm (5.2 in)
1964	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1965	93.1 mm (3.7 in)
1966	300.4 mm (11.8 in)
1967	188.2 mm (7.4 in)
1968	125.0 mm (4.9 in)
1969	117.1 mm (4.6 in)
1970	74.5 mm (2.9 in)
1973	129.6 mm (5.1 in)
1994	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1995	173.4 mm (6.8 in)
1996	89.8 mm (3.5 in)
1997	125.2 mm (4.9 in)
1998	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1999	89.5 mm (3.5 in)
2000	152.4 mm (6.0 in)
2006	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
2007	146.4 mm (5.8 in)
2012	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
2013	182.4 mm (7.2 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Whim Creek, 1898 to 2013. The record is 306 days in 1940, marked on the chart; the median year is 122 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Whim Creek by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1898	92 days
1899	61 days
1900	153 days
1901	153 days
1902	122 days
1903	153 days
1904	31 days
1905	92 days
1906	92 days
1907	175 days
1908	133 days
1909	110 days
1910	124 days
1911	108 days
1912	174 days
1913	140 days
1914	130 days
1915	198 days
1916	112 days
1917	61 days
1918	122 days
1919	61 days
1920	31 days
1921	31 days
1922	153 days
1923	153 days
1924	182 days
1925	61 days
1926	183 days
1927	122 days
1928	153 days
1929	184 days
1930	30 days
1931	30 days
1932	91 days
1933	61 days
1934	92 days
1935	92 days
1936	184 days
1937	62 days
1938	91 days
1939	92 days
1940	306 days
1941	91 days
1942	143 days
1943	69 days
1944	269 days
1945	73 days
1946	132 days
1947	93 days
1948	194 days
1949	89 days
1950	76 days
1951	157 days
1952	108 days
1953	117 days
1954	99 days
1955	103 days
1956	121 days
1957	134 days
1958	152 days
1959	148 days
1960	190 days
1961	228 days
1962	204 days
1963	132 days
1964	146 days
1965	141 days
1966	236 days
1967	190 days
1968	113 days
1969	198 days
1970	30 days
1973	16 days
1994	13 days
1995	180 days
1996	154 days
1997	116 days
1998	124 days
1999	160 days
2000	37 days
2006	97 days
2007	63 days
2012	122 days
2013	55 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

38 years, 1907 to 1999

A day with at least 74.4 mm (2.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 202.8 mm (8.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Whim Creek: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
5 years	116.3 mm (4.6 in)
10 years	140.8 mm (5.5 in)
25 years	168.2 mm (6.6 in)
50 years	186.4 mm (7.3 in)	Longer than the 38 years of record
100 years	202.8 mm (8.0 in)	Longer than the 38 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, 38 years of values from 1907 to 1999.

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: 180.3 mm (7.1 in) in 1912; 167.6 mm (6.6 in) in 1956; 160.0 mm (6.3 in) in 1966.

Download the Data

Data for Whim Creek standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Whim Creek 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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).

Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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Oct	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Nov	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a