Meekatharra Post Office Weather Records (ASN00007046)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Meekatharra Post Office (ASN00007046), Australia, with 79 years of record.

Key Facts for Meekatharra Post Office

Meekatharra Post Office (ASN00007046) is a weather station in Australia at -26.59 latitude and 118.49 longitude, 511 m (1,677 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1908 to 1986, 79 years of record.
1,464 records set at Meekatharra Post Office still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Meekatharra Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 18.4 mm (0.7 in) on 29 September 1986.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -26.59 latitude, 118.49 longitude.
Elevation: 511 m (1,677 ft).
Period of record: 1908 to 1986, 79 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 Meekatharra Post Office. 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 Meekatharra Post Office, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	45.0 C (113.0 F)	14.4 C (57.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	45.6 C (114.1 F)	12.3 C (54.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	43.1 C (109.6 F)	8.9 C (48.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	40.1 C (104.2 F)	7.8 C (46.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	34.7 C (94.5 F)	0.6 C (33.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	29.4 C (84.9 F)	-3.1 C (26.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	27.6 C (81.7 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	31.7 C (89.1 F)	1.7 C (35.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	36.1 C (97.0 F)	1.1 C (34.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	40.7 C (105.3 F)	4.6 C (40.3 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	42.8 C (109.0 F)	6.1 C (43.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	43.5 C (110.3 F)	11.1 C (52.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Meekatharra Post Office still stand. 1931 holds the most, with 99.

Standing records at Meekatharra Post Office by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1926	16
1927	47
1928	86
1929	94
1930	69
1931	99
1932	63
1933	51
1934	62
1935	54
1936	42
1937	41
1938	67
1939	64
1940	71
1941	53
1942	58
1943	44
1944	71
1945	47
1946	66
1947	77
1948	59
1949	53
1950	10

Wettest Day of Each Month

Apr: 109.5 mm (4.3 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Meekatharra Post Office. The most was 109.5 mm (4.3 in) on 1 April 1913.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Meekatharra Post Office
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	6 January 1937
Feb	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	26 February 1947
Mar	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	10 March 1926
Apr	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	1 April 1913
May	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	16 May 1929
Jun	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	13 June 1916
Jul	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	14 July 1974
Aug	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	9 August 1965
Sep	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	19 September 1917
Oct	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	4 October 1975
Nov	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	3 November 1975
Dec	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	19 December 1932

Period of Record Coverage

1926 to 1950

25 years of record at Meekatharra Post Office, 1926 to 1950. 2 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1926, 1950.

Days with data per year at Meekatharra Post Office
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1926	88	24%	No
1927	363	99%	Yes
1928	366	100%	Yes
1929	365	100%	Yes
1930	365	100%	Yes
1931	344	94%	Yes
1932	366	100%	Yes
1933	365	100%	Yes
1934	365	100%	Yes
1935	365	100%	Yes
1936	366	100%	Yes
1937	365	100%	Yes
1938	365	100%	Yes
1939	365	100%	Yes
1940	366	100%	Yes
1941	365	100%	Yes
1942	365	100%	Yes
1943	365	100%	Yes
1944	361	99%	Yes
1945	363	99%	Yes
1946	365	100%	Yes
1947	341	93%	Yes
1948	366	100%	Yes
1949	362	99%	Yes
1950	120	33%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Meekatharra Post Office
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 September 1986	Meekatharra Post Office, AU	daily rain	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	23 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 September 1986	Meekatharra Post Office, AU	daily rain	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	16 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1986	Meekatharra Post Office, AU	daily rain	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	9 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1985	Meekatharra Post Office, AU	daily rain	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	52 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1985	Meekatharra Post Office, AU	daily rain	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	67 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1985	Meekatharra Post Office, AU	daily rain	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	75 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 June 1985	Meekatharra Post Office, AU	daily rain	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	43 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1985	Meekatharra Post Office, AU	daily rain	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	75 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 April 1985	Meekatharra Post Office, AU	daily rain (Tie)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	tie	0 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1985	Meekatharra Post Office, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	43 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1985	Meekatharra Post Office, AU	daily rain	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	50 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 November 1984	Meekatharra Post Office, AU	daily rain	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	0.9 mm (0.04 in)	36 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1984	Meekatharra Post Office, AU	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	18 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1984	Meekatharra Post Office, AU	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	8 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 September 1984	Meekatharra Post Office, AU	daily rain	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	21 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1984	Meekatharra Post Office, AU	daily rain	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	21 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 April 1984	Meekatharra Post Office, AU	daily rain	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	2 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
19 March 1984	Meekatharra Post Office, AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1984	Meekatharra Post Office, AU	daily rain	78.6 mm (3.1 in)	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	51 years	62 of 100 (Major)
27 December 1983	Meekatharra Post Office, AU	daily rain	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	1.4 mm (0.06 in)	17 years	13 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

21 complete years, 1927 to 1949

One stripe for each of 21 complete years at Meekatharra Post Office, 1927 to 1949. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 22.2 C (72.0 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1942, at 21.1 C (69.9 F), and the warmest was 1940, at 23.4 C (74.0 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.2 C (2.2 F).

Annual mean temperature at Meekatharra Post Office as warming stripes, 1927 to 1949
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1927	21.9 C	-0.29 C
1928	22.2 C	+0.00 C
1929	21.7 C	-0.49 C
1930	22.7 C	+0.44 C
1932	22.0 C	-0.25 C
1933	21.8 C	-0.43 C
1934	22.0 C	-0.20 C
1935	22.0 C	-0.22 C
1936	23.2 C	+0.97 C
1937	22.1 C	-0.15 C
1938	22.8 C	+0.58 C
1939	22.2 C	-0.05 C
1940	23.4 C	+1.14 C
1941	22.6 C	+0.41 C
1942	21.1 C	-1.17 C
1943	22.3 C	+0.09 C
1944	22.9 C	+0.65 C
1945	22.3 C	+0.09 C
1946	21.6 C	-0.67 C
1948	21.9 C	-0.37 C
1949	22.1 C	-0.09 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

1908 to 1986

Yearly extremes at Meekatharra Post Office: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	45.6 C (114.1 F)	1933	43.6 C (110.5 F)	25
Coldest night (TNn)	-3.1 C (26.4 F)	1946	2.2 C (36.0 F)	25
Wettest day (Rx1day)	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	1913	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	66
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	1913	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	66
Longest dry spell (CDD)	164 days	1928	70 days	66

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Meekatharra Post Office, 1908 to 1986. The record is 45.6 C (114.1 F) in 1933, marked on the chart; the median year is 43.6 C (110.5 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Meekatharra Post Office by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1908	n/a
1909	n/a
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	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1927	43.7 C (110.7 F)
1928	44.6 C (112.3 F)
1929	43.9 C (111.0 F)
1930	44.4 C (111.9 F)
1931	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1932	44.4 C (111.9 F)
1933	45.6 C (114.1 F)
1934	43.7 C (110.7 F)
1935	43.6 C (110.5 F)
1936	43.2 C (109.8 F)
1937	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1938	43.3 C (109.9 F)
1939	44.4 C (111.9 F)
1940	44.4 C (111.9 F)
1941	43.9 C (111.0 F)
1942	43.9 C (111.0 F)
1943	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1944	45.0 C (113.0 F)
1945	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1946	43.4 C (110.1 F)
1947	43.6 C (110.5 F)
1948	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1949	43.3 C (109.9 F)
1950	43.4 C (110.1 F)
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	n/a
1983	n/a
1984	n/a
1985	n/a
1986	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Meekatharra Post Office, 1908 to 1986. The record is -3.1 C (26.4 F) in 1946, marked on the chart; the median year is 2.2 C (36.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Meekatharra Post Office by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1908	n/a
1909	n/a
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	10.8 C (51.4 F)
1927	2.2 C (36.0 F)
1928	2.5 C (36.5 F)
1929	2.5 C (36.5 F)
1930	4.6 C (40.3 F)
1931	-0.4 C (31.3 F)
1932	0.7 C (33.3 F)
1933	1.7 C (35.1 F)
1934	2.2 C (36.0 F)
1935	2.2 C (36.0 F)
1936	0.6 C (33.1 F)
1937	1.8 C (35.2 F)
1938	1.7 C (35.1 F)
1939	1.1 C (34.0 F)
1940	3.9 C (39.0 F)
1941	3.9 C (39.0 F)
1942	1.7 C (35.1 F)
1943	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1944	1.7 C (35.1 F)
1945	3.3 C (37.9 F)
1946	-3.1 C (26.4 F)
1947	3.3 C (37.9 F)
1948	1.7 C (35.1 F)
1949	4.2 C (39.6 F)
1950	14.4 C (57.9 F)
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	n/a
1983	n/a
1984	n/a
1985	n/a
1986	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Meekatharra Post Office, 1908 to 1986. The record is 109.5 mm (4.3 in) in 1913, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.8 mm (1.5 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Meekatharra Post Office by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1908	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1909	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1910	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1911	11.9 mm (0.5 in)
1912	21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1913	109.5 mm (4.3 in)
1914	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1915	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1916	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1917	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1918	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1919	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1920	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1921	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1922	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1923	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1924	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1925	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1926	102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1927	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1928	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1929	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1930	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1931	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1932	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1933	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1934	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1935	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1936	7.6 mm (0.30 in)
1937	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1938	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1939	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1940	15.5 mm (0.6 in)
1941	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1942	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1943	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1944	14.7 mm (0.6 in)
1945	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1946	20.1 mm (0.8 in)
1947	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1948	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1949	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1950	n/a
1963	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1964	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1965	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1966	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1967	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1968	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1969	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1970	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1971	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1972	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1973	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1974	60.8 mm (2.4 in)
1975	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1976	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1977	13.6 mm (0.5 in)
1978	13.2 mm (0.5 in)
1979	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1980	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1981	20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1982	44.8 mm (1.8 in)
1983	50.4 mm (2.0 in)
1984	78.6 mm (3.1 in)
1985	28.8 mm (1.1 in)
1986	18.4 mm (0.7 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Meekatharra Post Office, 1908 to 1986. The record is 144.0 mm (5.7 in) in 1913, marked on the chart; the median year is 51.1 mm (2.0 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Meekatharra Post Office by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1908	50.6 mm (2.0 in)
1909	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1910	20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1911	19.0 mm (0.7 in)
1912	23.8 mm (0.9 in)
1913	144.0 mm (5.7 in)
1914	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1915	95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1916	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1917	133.3 mm (5.2 in)
1918	34.6 mm (1.4 in)
1919	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1920	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1921	36.5 mm (1.4 in)
1922	64.2 mm (2.5 in)
1923	84.7 mm (3.3 in)
1924	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1925	86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1926	120.5 mm (4.7 in)
1927	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1928	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1929	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1930	31.3 mm (1.2 in)
1931	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1932	96.1 mm (3.8 in)
1933	116.4 mm (4.6 in)
1934	87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1935	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1936	12.2 mm (0.5 in)
1937	87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1938	53.4 mm (2.1 in)
1939	98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1940	15.5 mm (0.6 in)
1941	21.4 mm (0.8 in)
1942	101.7 mm (4.0 in)
1943	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1944	19.0 mm (0.7 in)
1945	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1946	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1947	121.5 mm (4.8 in)
1948	89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1949	33.7 mm (1.3 in)
1950	n/a
1963	69.4 mm (2.7 in)
1964	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1965	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1966	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1967	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1968	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1969	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1970	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1971	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1972	37.9 mm (1.5 in)
1973	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1974	112.8 mm (4.4 in)
1975	118.8 mm (4.7 in)
1976	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1977	13.6 mm (0.5 in)
1978	19.2 mm (0.8 in)
1979	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1980	48.6 mm (1.9 in)
1981	34.6 mm (1.4 in)
1982	64.4 mm (2.5 in)
1983	90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1984	97.2 mm (3.8 in)
1985	81.6 mm (3.2 in)
1986	29.2 mm (1.1 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Meekatharra Post Office, 1908 to 1986. The record is 164 days in 1928, marked on the chart; the median year is 70 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Meekatharra Post Office by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1908	31 days
1909	72 days
1910	75 days
1911	51 days
1912	87 days
1913	64 days
1914	92 days
1915	66 days
1916	77 days
1917	47 days
1918	90 days
1919	72 days
1920	58 days
1921	43 days
1922	80 days
1923	130 days
1924	67 days
1925	57 days
1926	119 days
1927	61 days
1928	164 days
1929	139 days
1930	63 days
1931	50 days
1932	53 days
1933	32 days
1934	74 days
1935	76 days
1936	132 days
1937	43 days
1938	68 days
1939	58 days
1940	54 days
1941	56 days
1942	130 days
1943	76 days
1944	95 days
1945	65 days
1946	83 days
1947	65 days
1948	77 days
1949	43 days
1950	n/a
1963	38 days
1964	49 days
1965	89 days
1966	59 days
1967	89 days
1968	92 days
1969	62 days
1970	80 days
1971	99 days
1972	88 days
1973	69 days
1974	57 days
1975	57 days
1976	70 days
1977	96 days
1978	84 days
1979	77 days
1980	29 days
1981	119 days
1982	51 days
1983	69 days
1984	51 days
1985	81 days
1986	86 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, 1910 to 1985

A day with at least 39.6 mm (1.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 123.9 mm (4.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Meekatharra Post Office: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
5 years	61.6 mm (2.4 in)
10 years	76.3 mm (3.0 in)
25 years	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
50 years	109.6 mm (4.3 in)
100 years	123.9 mm (4.9 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 1910 to 1985.

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: 109.5 mm (4.3 in) in 1913; 102.9 mm (4.1 in) in 1926; 85.1 mm (3.4 in) in 1937.

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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).