Howatharra Weather Records (ASN00008168)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Howatharra (ASN00008168), Australia, with 116 years of record.

Key Facts for Howatharra

Howatharra (ASN00008168) is a weather station in Australia at -28.55 latitude and 114.62 longitude, 70 m (230 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1911 to 2026, 116 years of record.
0 records set at Howatharra still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Howatharra set a daily record precipitation of 38.0 mm (1.5 in) on 15 June 2026.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -28.55 latitude, 114.62 longitude.
Elevation: 70 m (230 ft).
Period of record: 1911 to 2026, 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 Howatharra. 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 Howatharra, with 2026 drawn through them
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

Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Howatharra still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Howatharra between 6 June 1965 and 6 June 1965. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jun: 110.2 mm (4.3 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Howatharra. The most was 110.2 mm (4.3 in) on 6 June 1965.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Howatharra
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	30 January 2017
Feb	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	17 February 1970
Mar	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	8 March 1934
Apr	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	1 April 2022
May	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	18 May 1942
Jun	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	6 June 1965
Jul	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	9 July 1928
Aug	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	8 August 1932
Sep	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	22 September 2014
Oct	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	26 October 1912
Nov	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	2 November 1938
Dec	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	16 December 2018

Latest Records

Latest records at Howatharra
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 June 2026	Howatharra, AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 June 2026	Howatharra, AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	96 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2026	Howatharra, AU	daily rain (Tie)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	tie	9 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
25 March 2026	Howatharra, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 2026	Howatharra, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	8 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 2025	Howatharra, AU	daily rain	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	55 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 2025	Howatharra, AU	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	65 of 100 (Major)
3 August 2025	Howatharra, AU	daily rain	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	2 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 2024	Howatharra, AU	daily rain	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	83 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 2024	Howatharra, AU	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	65 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 November 2024	Howatharra, AU	daily rain	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	3.7 mm (0.15 in)	68 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 2024	Howatharra, AU	daily rain	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	112 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 2024	Howatharra, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	85 years	65 of 100 (Major)
9 June 2024	Howatharra, AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	67 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 2024	Howatharra, AU	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 2023	Howatharra, AU	daily rain	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	3.9 mm (0.15 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 2023	Howatharra, AU	daily rain	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	84 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 June 2023	Howatharra, AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	64 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 2023	Howatharra, AU	daily rain	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 September 2022	Howatharra, AU	daily rain	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	56 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1911 to 2026

Yearly extremes at Howatharra: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	1965	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	96
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	187.2 mm (7.4 in)	1939	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	96
Longest dry spell (CDD)	166 days	1949	65 days	96

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Howatharra, 1911 to 2026. The record is 110.2 mm (4.3 in) in 1965, marked on the chart; the median year is 45.9 mm (1.8 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Howatharra by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1911	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1912	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1913	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1928	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1929	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1930	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1931	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1932	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1933	83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1934	107.4 mm (4.2 in)
1935	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1936	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1937	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1938	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1939	99.8 mm (3.9 in)
1940	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1941	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1942	91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1943	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1944	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1945	105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1946	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1947	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1948	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1949	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1952	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1953	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1954	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1955	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1956	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1957	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1958	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1959	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1960	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1961	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1962	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1963	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1964	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1965	110.2 mm (4.3 in)
1966	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1967	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1968	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1969	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1970	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1971	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1972	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1973	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1974	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1975	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1976	31.6 mm (1.2 in)
1977	21.2 mm (0.8 in)
1978	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1979	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1980	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1981	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1982	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1983	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1984	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1985	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1986	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1987	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1988	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1989	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1990	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1991	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
1992	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1993	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1994	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1995	22.0 mm (0.9 in)
1996	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1997	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1998	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1999	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
2000	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
2001	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
2002	21.0 mm (0.8 in)
2003	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
2004	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
2005	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
2006	28.5 mm (1.1 in)
2007	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
2012	19.5 mm (0.8 in)
2013	15.0 mm (0.6 in)
2014	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
2015	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
2016	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
2017	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
2018	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
2019	43.5 mm (1.7 in)
2020	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
2021	40.5 mm (1.6 in)
2022	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
2023	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
2024	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
2025	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
2026	43.0 mm (1.7 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Howatharra, 1911 to 2026. The record is 187.2 mm (7.4 in) in 1939, marked on the chart; the median year is 71.1 mm (2.8 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Howatharra by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1911	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1912	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1913	72.7 mm (2.9 in)
1928	82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1929	98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1930	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1931	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1932	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1933	125.2 mm (4.9 in)
1934	130.5 mm (5.1 in)
1935	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1936	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1937	90.9 mm (3.6 in)
1938	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1939	187.2 mm (7.4 in)
1940	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1941	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1942	102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1943	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1944	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1945	162.0 mm (6.4 in)
1946	151.9 mm (6.0 in)
1947	70.8 mm (2.8 in)
1948	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1949	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1952	53.9 mm (2.1 in)
1953	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1954	59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1955	71.2 mm (2.8 in)
1956	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1957	75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1958	80.7 mm (3.2 in)
1959	98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1960	105.1 mm (4.1 in)
1961	85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1962	111.1 mm (4.4 in)
1963	146.0 mm (5.7 in)
1964	95.8 mm (3.8 in)
1965	112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1966	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1967	51.7 mm (2.0 in)
1968	84.7 mm (3.3 in)
1969	84.9 mm (3.3 in)
1970	73.6 mm (2.9 in)
1971	104.2 mm (4.1 in)
1972	57.6 mm (2.3 in)
1973	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1974	76.8 mm (3.0 in)
1975	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1976	37.2 mm (1.5 in)
1977	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1978	105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1979	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1980	44.4 mm (1.7 in)
1981	76.4 mm (3.0 in)
1982	123.1 mm (4.8 in)
1983	61.4 mm (2.4 in)
1984	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1985	53.2 mm (2.1 in)
1986	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1987	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1988	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1989	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1990	87.0 mm (3.4 in)
1991	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1992	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1993	69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1994	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1995	55.5 mm (2.2 in)
1996	112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1997	77.8 mm (3.1 in)
1998	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1999	153.0 mm (6.0 in)
2000	100.0 mm (3.9 in)
2001	100.0 mm (3.9 in)
2002	38.5 mm (1.5 in)
2003	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
2004	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
2005	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
2006	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
2007	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
2012	22.0 mm (0.9 in)
2013	15.0 mm (0.6 in)
2014	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
2015	68.5 mm (2.7 in)
2016	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
2017	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
2018	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
2019	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
2020	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
2021	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
2022	112.5 mm (4.4 in)
2023	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
2024	119.0 mm (4.7 in)
2025	69.5 mm (2.7 in)
2026	76.0 mm (3.0 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Howatharra, 1911 to 2026. The record is 166 days in 1949, marked on the chart; the median year is 65 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Howatharra by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1911	59 days
1912	92 days
1913	40 days
1928	71 days
1929	52 days
1930	83 days
1931	69 days
1932	63 days
1933	68 days
1934	65 days
1935	65 days
1936	110 days
1937	66 days
1938	65 days
1939	74 days
1940	101 days
1941	58 days
1942	99 days
1943	104 days
1944	73 days
1945	75 days
1946	141 days
1947	107 days
1948	154 days
1949	166 days
1952	47 days
1953	81 days
1954	90 days
1955	44 days
1956	59 days
1957	76 days
1958	52 days
1959	102 days
1960	77 days
1961	36 days
1962	58 days
1963	30 days
1964	57 days
1965	36 days
1966	69 days
1967	64 days
1968	43 days
1969	62 days
1970	53 days
1971	49 days
1972	60 days
1973	101 days
1974	58 days
1975	34 days
1976	51 days
1977	67 days
1978	59 days
1979	46 days
1980	41 days
1981	70 days
1982	67 days
1983	117 days
1984	51 days
1985	78 days
1986	57 days
1987	59 days
1988	49 days
1989	62 days
1990	70 days
1991	55 days
1992	75 days
1993	64 days
1994	83 days
1995	116 days
1996	92 days
1997	86 days
1998	69 days
1999	78 days
2000	51 days
2001	81 days
2002	77 days
2003	53 days
2004	51 days
2005	37 days
2006	44 days
2007	114 days
2012	27 days
2013	12 days
2014	56 days
2015	32 days
2016	50 days
2017	73 days
2018	125 days
2019	100 days
2020	51 days
2021	64 days
2022	84 days
2023	90 days
2024	66 days
2025	59 days
2026	42 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

89 years, 1912 to 2025

A day with at least 45.7 mm (1.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 120.6 mm (4.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Howatharra: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
5 years	63.6 mm (2.5 in)
10 years	76.3 mm (3.0 in)
25 years	93.3 mm (3.7 in)
50 years	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
100 years	120.6 mm (4.7 in)	Longer than the 89 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, 89 years of values from 1912 to 2025.

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: 110.2 mm (4.3 in) in 1965; 107.4 mm (4.2 in) in 1934; 105.7 mm (4.2 in) in 1945.

Download the Data

Data for Howatharra standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Howatharra 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 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

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

Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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