McAlinden Weather Records (ASN00009666)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for McAlinden (ASN00009666), Australia, with 78 years of record.

Key Facts for McAlinden

McAlinden (ASN00009666) is a weather station in Australia at -33.60 latitude and 116.33 longitude, 220 m (722 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1945 to 2022, 78 years of record.
0 records set at McAlinden still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
McAlinden set a daily record precipitation of 17.4 mm (0.7 in) on 20 October 2021.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -33.60 latitude, 116.33 longitude.
Elevation: 220 m (722 ft).
Period of record: 1945 to 2022, 78 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 McAlinden. 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 McAlinden, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at McAlinden still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

4 new records

4 all-time records were set at McAlinden between 21 January 1982 and 12 April 2021. Each dot is a new record.

When McAlinden set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1982-01-21	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1982-01-22	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 84.6 mm (3.3 in)
2016-01-20	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 85.0 mm (3.3 in)
2021-04-12	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 94.4 mm (3.7 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Apr: 94.4 mm (3.7 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at McAlinden. The most was 94.4 mm (3.7 in) on 12 April 2021.

Record daily precipitation for each month at McAlinden
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	20 January 2016
Feb	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	17 February 1955
Mar	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	20 March 1993
Apr	94.4 mm (3.7 in)	12 April 2021
May	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	20 May 2014
Jun	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	15 June 1947
Jul	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	27 July 1975
Aug	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	22 August 2011
Sep	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	10 September 1996
Oct	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	21 October 1980
Nov	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	4 November 1965
Dec	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	12 December 2016

Latest Records

Latest records at McAlinden
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 October 2021	McAlinden, AU	daily rain	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	0.4 mm (0.02 in)	7 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 2021	McAlinden, AU	daily rain (Tie)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	tie	31 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
9 September 2021	McAlinden, AU	daily rain	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	36 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
10 July 2021	McAlinden, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	75 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 2021	McAlinden, AU	daily rain	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	18 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
12 April 2021	McAlinden, AU	all-time rain	94.4 mm (3.7 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	5 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2021	McAlinden, AU	daily rain	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	75 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2021	McAlinden, AU	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	62 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 February 2021	McAlinden, AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	38 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 2020	McAlinden, AU	daily rain	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	37 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 2020	McAlinden, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	39 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
23 June 2020	McAlinden, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	21 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
14 March 2020	McAlinden, AU	daily rain	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	71 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 2020	McAlinden, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	33 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 2020	McAlinden, AU	daily rain	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	24 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 2019	McAlinden, AU	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 June 2019	McAlinden, AU	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	54 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 2019	McAlinden, AU	daily rain	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	20 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 2019	McAlinden, AU	daily rain	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	33 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 2019	McAlinden, AU	daily rain	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	72 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1945 to 2022

Yearly extremes at McAlinden: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	94.4 mm (3.7 in)	2021	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	78
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	169.8 mm (6.7 in)	1982	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	78
Longest dry spell (CDD)	102 days	1950	39 days	78

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at McAlinden, 1945 to 2022. The record is 94.4 mm (3.7 in) in 2021, marked on the chart; the median year is 40.9 mm (1.6 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at McAlinden by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1945	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1946	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1947	75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1948	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1949	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1950	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1951	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1952	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1953	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1954	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1955	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1956	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1957	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1958	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1959	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1960	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1961	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1962	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1963	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1964	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1965	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1966	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1967	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1968	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1969	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1970	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1971	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1972	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1973	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1974	33.4 mm (1.3 in)
1975	67.2 mm (2.6 in)
1976	66.6 mm (2.6 in)
1977	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1978	38.2 mm (1.5 in)
1979	36.2 mm (1.4 in)
1980	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1981	32.6 mm (1.3 in)
1982	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1983	63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1984	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1985	60.8 mm (2.4 in)
1986	31.6 mm (1.2 in)
1987	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1988	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1989	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1990	38.2 mm (1.5 in)
1991	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1992	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1993	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1994	30.6 mm (1.2 in)
1995	35.2 mm (1.4 in)
1996	48.6 mm (1.9 in)
1997	44.4 mm (1.7 in)
1998	31.6 mm (1.2 in)
1999	29.8 mm (1.2 in)
2000	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
2001	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
2002	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
2003	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
2004	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
2005	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
2006	27.8 mm (1.1 in)
2007	37.2 mm (1.5 in)
2008	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
2009	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
2010	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
2011	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
2012	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
2013	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
2014	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
2015	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
2016	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
2017	45.8 mm (1.8 in)
2018	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
2019	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
2020	34.4 mm (1.4 in)
2021	94.4 mm (3.7 in)
2022	24.0 mm (0.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at McAlinden, 1945 to 2022. The record is 169.8 mm (6.7 in) in 1982, marked on the chart; the median year is 76.2 mm (3.0 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at McAlinden by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1945	114.1 mm (4.5 in)
1946	106.4 mm (4.2 in)
1947	131.8 mm (5.2 in)
1948	49.6 mm (2.0 in)
1949	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1950	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1951	72.7 mm (2.9 in)
1952	64.1 mm (2.5 in)
1953	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1954	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1955	116.6 mm (4.6 in)
1956	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1957	102.3 mm (4.0 in)
1958	118.1 mm (4.6 in)
1959	115.6 mm (4.6 in)
1960	89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1961	102.7 mm (4.0 in)
1962	85.4 mm (3.4 in)
1963	109.0 mm (4.3 in)
1964	124.4 mm (4.9 in)
1965	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1966	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1967	81.1 mm (3.2 in)
1968	63.9 mm (2.5 in)
1969	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1970	65.7 mm (2.6 in)
1971	84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1972	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1973	74.6 mm (2.9 in)
1974	106.4 mm (4.2 in)
1975	69.2 mm (2.7 in)
1976	77.8 mm (3.1 in)
1977	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1978	61.6 mm (2.4 in)
1979	62.4 mm (2.5 in)
1980	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1981	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1982	169.8 mm (6.7 in)
1983	96.8 mm (3.8 in)
1984	64.4 mm (2.5 in)
1985	103.6 mm (4.1 in)
1986	49.6 mm (2.0 in)
1987	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1988	59.6 mm (2.3 in)
1989	57.6 mm (2.3 in)
1990	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1991	62.6 mm (2.5 in)
1992	82.2 mm (3.2 in)
1993	97.2 mm (3.8 in)
1994	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1995	77.6 mm (3.1 in)
1996	106.8 mm (4.2 in)
1997	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1998	70.7 mm (2.8 in)
1999	46.4 mm (1.8 in)
2000	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
2001	81.6 mm (3.2 in)
2002	56.8 mm (2.2 in)
2003	71.3 mm (2.8 in)
2004	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
2005	119.8 mm (4.7 in)
2006	56.8 mm (2.2 in)
2007	84.5 mm (3.3 in)
2008	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
2009	99.4 mm (3.9 in)
2010	36.9 mm (1.5 in)
2011	91.2 mm (3.6 in)
2012	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
2013	88.0 mm (3.5 in)
2014	124.0 mm (4.9 in)
2015	79.6 mm (3.1 in)
2016	126.0 mm (5.0 in)
2017	80.6 mm (3.2 in)
2018	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
2019	101.0 mm (4.0 in)
2020	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
2021	102.4 mm (4.0 in)
2022	56.1 mm (2.2 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at McAlinden, 1945 to 2022. The record is 102 days in 1950, marked on the chart; the median year is 39 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at McAlinden by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1945	35 days
1946	29 days
1947	43 days
1948	85 days
1949	45 days
1950	102 days
1951	33 days
1952	43 days
1953	50 days
1954	35 days
1955	34 days
1956	59 days
1957	55 days
1958	43 days
1959	25 days
1960	38 days
1961	33 days
1962	35 days
1963	30 days
1964	86 days
1965	27 days
1966	23 days
1967	26 days
1968	25 days
1969	57 days
1970	28 days
1971	48 days
1972	57 days
1973	63 days
1974	52 days
1975	32 days
1976	43 days
1977	33 days
1978	35 days
1979	36 days
1980	41 days
1981	48 days
1982	39 days
1983	31 days
1984	46 days
1985	28 days
1986	33 days
1987	40 days
1988	70 days
1989	38 days
1990	38 days
1991	51 days
1992	33 days
1993	44 days
1994	41 days
1995	27 days
1996	39 days
1997	39 days
1998	51 days
1999	43 days
2000	34 days
2001	64 days
2002	58 days
2003	32 days
2004	56 days
2005	23 days
2006	55 days
2007	48 days
2008	31 days
2009	83 days
2010	28 days
2011	38 days
2012	58 days
2013	60 days
2014	53 days
2015	31 days
2016	51 days
2017	40 days
2018	38 days
2019	41 days
2020	36 days
2021	32 days
2022	19 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

71 years, 1945 to 2019

A day with at least 42.3 mm (1.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 96.0 mm (3.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at McAlinden: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	42.3 mm (1.7 in)
5 years	54.8 mm (2.2 in)
10 years	63.7 mm (2.5 in)
25 years	75.9 mm (3.0 in)
50 years	85.7 mm (3.4 in)
100 years	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	Longer than the 71 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, 71 years of values from 1945 to 2019.

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: 85.0 mm (3.3 in) in 2016; 84.6 mm (3.3 in) in 1982; 75.9 mm (3.0 in) in 1947.

Download the Data

Data for McAlinden standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for McAlinden 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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Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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