Rawlinna Weather Records (ASN00011013)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Rawlinna (ASN00011013), Australia, with 88 years of record.

Key Facts for Rawlinna

Rawlinna (ASN00011013) is a weather station in Australia at -31.01 latitude and 125.33 longitude, 182 m (597 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1915 to 2002, 88 years of record.
1,464 records set at Rawlinna still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Rawlinna set a daily record precipitation of 39.8 mm (1.6 in) on 17 April 2002.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -31.01 latitude, 125.33 longitude.
Elevation: 182 m (597 ft).
Period of record: 1915 to 2002, 88 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 Rawlinna. 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 Rawlinna, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	47.9 C (118.2 F)	8.3 C (46.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	46.2 C (115.2 F)	8.4 C (47.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	44.7 C (112.5 F)	6.1 C (43.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	40.0 C (104.0 F)	1.7 C (35.1 F)	n/a	n/a
May	35.0 C (95.0 F)	0.6 C (33.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	31.3 C (88.3 F)	-2.7 C (27.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	29.7 C (85.5 F)	-2.9 C (26.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	31.7 C (89.1 F)	-3.2 C (26.2 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	38.1 C (100.6 F)	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	41.6 C (106.9 F)	2.0 C (35.6 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	45.6 C (114.1 F)	0.8 C (33.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	45.7 C (114.3 F)	6.1 C (43.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Rawlinna still stand. 1960 holds the most, with 100.

Standing records at Rawlinna by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1957	71
1958	55
1959	81
1960	100
1961	59
1962	44
1963	46
1964	55
1965	55
1966	48
1967	57
1968	73
1969	52
1970	43
1971	48
1972	46
1973	53
1974	47
1975	46
1976	45
1977	46
1978	52
1979	43
1980	56
1981	55
1982	63
1983	25

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 99.8 mm (3.9 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Rawlinna. The most was 99.8 mm (3.9 in) on 7 January 1942.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Rawlinna
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	7 January 1942
Feb	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	10 February 1963
Mar	86.2 mm (3.4 in)	14 March 1996
Apr	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	22 April 1955
May	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	17 May 1986
Jun	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	21 June 1954
Jul	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	4 July 1958
Aug	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	23 August 1958
Sep	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	17 September 1946
Oct	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	24 October 1969
Nov	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	20 November 2000
Dec	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	19 December 1994

Period of Record Coverage

1957 to 1983

27 years of record at Rawlinna, 1957 to 1983. 2 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1970, 1983.

Days with data per year at Rawlinna
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1957	365	100%	Yes
1958	365	100%	Yes
1959	365	100%	Yes
1960	366	100%	Yes
1961	365	100%	Yes
1962	365	100%	Yes
1963	365	100%	Yes
1964	366	100%	Yes
1965	365	100%	Yes
1966	364	100%	Yes
1967	353	97%	Yes
1968	332	91%	Yes
1969	344	94%	Yes
1970	306	84%	No
1971	361	99%	Yes
1972	354	97%	Yes
1973	353	97%	Yes
1974	347	95%	Yes
1975	360	99%	Yes
1976	366	100%	Yes
1977	341	93%	Yes
1978	359	98%	Yes
1979	353	97%	Yes
1980	354	97%	Yes
1981	348	95%	Yes
1982	343	94%	Yes
1983	93	25%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Rawlinna
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 April 2002	Rawlinna, AU	daily rain	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	9 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2001	Rawlinna, AU	daily rain	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	68 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 2001	Rawlinna, AU	daily rain	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	0.4 mm (0.02 in)	20 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 2001	Rawlinna, AU	daily rain	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	1.1 mm (0.04 in)	33 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 2001	Rawlinna, AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	76 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 2001	Rawlinna, AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	59 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2001	Rawlinna, AU	daily rain	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	0.4 mm (0.02 in)	54 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 November 2000	Rawlinna, AU	daily rain	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	85 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 2000	Rawlinna, AU	daily rain	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	67 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 2000	Rawlinna, AU	monthly rain	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	69 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 2000	Rawlinna, AU	daily rain	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	82 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 2000	Rawlinna, AU	daily rain	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	63 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 2000	Rawlinna, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	65 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2000	Rawlinna, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	73 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 2000	Rawlinna, AU	daily rain	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	4 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 2000	Rawlinna, AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	81 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2000	Rawlinna, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	32 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 2000	Rawlinna, AU	daily rain	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 2000	Rawlinna, AU	daily rain	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	5 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1999	Rawlinna, AU	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	16 years	16 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

19 complete years, 1957 to 1982

One stripe for each of 19 complete years at Rawlinna, 1957 to 1982. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 18.4 C (65.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1960, at 16.9 C (62.5 F), and the warmest was 1980, at 19.3 C (66.7 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.5 C (2.7 F).

Annual mean temperature at Rawlinna as warming stripes, 1957 to 1982
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1957	18.8 C	+0.38 C
1958	18.1 C	-0.33 C
1959	18.6 C	+0.17 C
1960	16.9 C	-1.49 C
1961	19.2 C	+0.80 C
1962	18.5 C	+0.09 C
1963	18.0 C	-0.47 C
1964	18.0 C	-0.42 C
1965	19.3 C	+0.84 C
1966	18.2 C	-0.23 C
1971	18.2 C	-0.24 C
1972	18.6 C	+0.13 C
1973	18.5 C	+0.07 C
1974	17.9 C	-0.55 C
1975	18.4 C	-0.06 C
1976	18.5 C	+0.03 C
1978	18.5 C	+0.06 C
1980	19.3 C	+0.84 C
1982	18.8 C	+0.36 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

1915 to 2002

Yearly extremes at Rawlinna: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	47.9 C (118.2 F)	1979	44.9 C (112.8 F)	27
Coldest night (TNn)	-3.2 C (26.2 F)	1960	0.0 C (32.0 F)	27
Wettest day (Rx1day)	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	1942	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	88
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	133.5 mm (5.3 in)	1994	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	87
Longest dry spell (CDD)	129 days	1938	57 days	88

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Rawlinna, 1915 to 2002. The record is 47.9 C (118.2 F) in 1979, marked on the chart; the median year is 44.9 C (112.8 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Rawlinna by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
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	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	45.7 C (114.3 F)
1958	44.0 C (111.2 F)
1959	46.7 C (116.1 F)
1960	44.4 C (111.9 F)
1961	47.2 C (117.0 F)
1962	45.8 C (114.4 F)
1963	43.6 C (110.5 F)
1964	43.3 C (109.9 F)
1965	45.0 C (113.0 F)
1966	44.7 C (112.5 F)
1967	44.5 C (112.1 F)
1968	45.9 C (114.6 F)
1969	43.6 C (110.5 F)
1970	43.3 C (109.9 F)
1971	46.3 C (115.3 F)
1972	45.5 C (113.9 F)
1973	45.0 C (113.0 F)
1974	40.5 C (104.9 F)
1975	44.5 C (112.1 F)
1976	44.8 C (112.6 F)
1977	44.9 C (112.8 F)
1978	44.2 C (111.6 F)
1979	47.9 C (118.2 F)
1980	45.8 C (114.4 F)
1981	44.4 C (111.9 F)
1982	47.2 C (117.0 F)
1983	45.0 C (113.0 F)
1984	n/a
1985	n/a
1986	n/a
1987	n/a
1988	n/a
1989	n/a
1990	n/a
1991	n/a
1992	n/a
1993	n/a
1994	n/a
1995	n/a
1996	n/a
1997	n/a
1998	n/a
1999	n/a
2000	n/a
2001	n/a
2002	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Rawlinna, 1915 to 2002. The record is -3.2 C (26.2 F) in 1960, marked on the chart; the median year is 0.0 C (32.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Rawlinna by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
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	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1958	1.1 C (34.0 F)
1959	0.1 C (32.2 F)
1960	-3.2 C (26.2 F)
1961	-2.7 C (27.1 F)
1962	-1.0 C (30.2 F)
1963	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1964	-0.3 C (31.5 F)
1965	0.8 C (33.4 F)
1966	0.7 C (33.3 F)
1967	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1968	-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1969	-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1970	-0.8 C (30.6 F)
1971	-0.4 C (31.3 F)
1972	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1973	1.5 C (34.7 F)
1974	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1975	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1976	-0.5 C (31.1 F)
1977	0.8 C (33.4 F)
1978	-2.9 C (26.8 F)
1979	1.6 C (34.9 F)
1980	1.4 C (34.5 F)
1981	0.2 C (32.4 F)
1982	0.8 C (33.4 F)
1983	8.8 C (47.8 F)
1984	n/a
1985	n/a
1986	n/a
1987	n/a
1988	n/a
1989	n/a
1990	n/a
1991	n/a
1992	n/a
1993	n/a
1994	n/a
1995	n/a
1996	n/a
1997	n/a
1998	n/a
1999	n/a
2000	n/a
2001	n/a
2002	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Rawlinna, 1915 to 2002. The record is 99.8 mm (3.9 in) in 1942, marked on the chart; the median year is 27.2 mm (1.1 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Rawlinna by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1915	11.7 mm (0.5 in)
1916	15.7 mm (0.6 in)
1917	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1918	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1919	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1920	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1921	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1922	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1923	13.7 mm (0.5 in)
1924	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1925	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1926	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1927	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1928	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1929	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1930	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1931	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1932	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1933	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1934	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1935	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1936	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1937	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1938	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1939	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1940	17.3 mm (0.7 in)
1941	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1942	99.8 mm (3.9 in)
1943	18.3 mm (0.7 in)
1944	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1945	10.7 mm (0.4 in)
1946	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1947	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1948	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1949	11.7 mm (0.5 in)
1950	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1951	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1952	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1953	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1954	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1955	73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1956	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1957	14.2 mm (0.6 in)
1958	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1959	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1960	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1961	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1962	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1963	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1964	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1965	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1966	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1967	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1968	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1969	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1970	12.4 mm (0.5 in)
1971	17.5 mm (0.7 in)
1972	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1973	19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1974	50.7 mm (2.0 in)
1975	24.2 mm (1.0 in)
1976	17.4 mm (0.7 in)
1977	8.4 mm (0.33 in)
1978	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1979	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1980	16.4 mm (0.6 in)
1981	36.2 mm (1.4 in)
1982	46.4 mm (1.8 in)
1983	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1984	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1985	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1986	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1987	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1988	44.4 mm (1.7 in)
1989	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1990	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
1991	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1992	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1993	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1994	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1995	34.2 mm (1.3 in)
1996	86.2 mm (3.4 in)
1997	66.2 mm (2.6 in)
1998	56.7 mm (2.2 in)
1999	23.8 mm (0.9 in)
2000	67.4 mm (2.7 in)
2001	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
2002	39.8 mm (1.6 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Rawlinna, 1915 to 2002. The record is 133.5 mm (5.3 in) in 1994, marked on the chart; the median year is 38.6 mm (1.5 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Rawlinna by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1915	13.5 mm (0.5 in)
1916	30.4 mm (1.2 in)
1917	71.2 mm (2.8 in)
1918	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1919	63.1 mm (2.5 in)
1920	33.6 mm (1.3 in)
1921	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1922	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1923	21.2 mm (0.8 in)
1924	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
1925	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1926	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1927	79.7 mm (3.1 in)
1928	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1929	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1930	47.7 mm (1.9 in)
1931	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1932	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1933	17.5 mm (0.7 in)
1934	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1935	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1936	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1937	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1938	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1939	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1940	17.3 mm (0.7 in)
1941	40.2 mm (1.6 in)
1942	117.2 mm (4.6 in)
1943	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1944	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1945	21.9 mm (0.9 in)
1946	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1947	47.3 mm (1.9 in)
1948	62.3 mm (2.5 in)
1949	19.6 mm (0.8 in)
1950	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1951	34.1 mm (1.3 in)
1952	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1953	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1954	43.6 mm (1.7 in)
1955	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1956	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1957	15.0 mm (0.6 in)
1958	92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1959	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1960	50.6 mm (2.0 in)
1961	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1962	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1963	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1964	31.7 mm (1.2 in)
1965	24.2 mm (1.0 in)
1966	20.4 mm (0.8 in)
1967	61.8 mm (2.4 in)
1968	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1969	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1970	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1971	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1972	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1973	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1974	62.1 mm (2.4 in)
1975	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1976	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1977	17.4 mm (0.7 in)
1978	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1979	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1980	21.0 mm (0.8 in)
1981	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1982	48.6 mm (1.9 in)
1983	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1984	56.2 mm (2.2 in)
1985	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1986	44.3 mm (1.7 in)
1987	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1988	88.8 mm (3.5 in)
1989	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1990	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
1991	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1992	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1993	29.4 mm (1.2 in)
1994	133.5 mm (5.3 in)
1995	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1996	88.1 mm (3.5 in)
1997	95.9 mm (3.8 in)
1998	64.9 mm (2.6 in)
1999	49.4 mm (1.9 in)
2000	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
2001	46.4 mm (1.8 in)
2002	n/a

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Rawlinna, 1915 to 2002. The record is 129 days in 1938, marked on the chart; the median year is 57 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Rawlinna by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1915	43 days
1916	69 days
1917	37 days
1918	41 days
1919	43 days
1920	41 days
1921	88 days
1922	84 days
1923	40 days
1924	44 days
1925	44 days
1926	49 days
1927	47 days
1928	57 days
1929	59 days
1930	55 days
1931	49 days
1932	87 days
1933	69 days
1934	68 days
1935	76 days
1936	116 days
1937	98 days
1938	129 days
1939	46 days
1940	65 days
1941	60 days
1942	43 days
1943	81 days
1944	75 days
1945	75 days
1946	55 days
1947	34 days
1948	60 days
1949	58 days
1950	70 days
1951	61 days
1952	37 days
1953	55 days
1954	76 days
1955	42 days
1956	89 days
1957	61 days
1958	43 days
1959	76 days
1960	35 days
1961	103 days
1962	55 days
1963	71 days
1964	62 days
1965	70 days
1966	34 days
1967	49 days
1968	38 days
1969	54 days
1970	60 days
1971	66 days
1972	106 days
1973	50 days
1974	35 days
1975	33 days
1976	92 days
1977	76 days
1978	71 days
1979	62 days
1980	44 days
1981	46 days
1982	57 days
1983	44 days
1984	51 days
1985	33 days
1986	42 days
1987	57 days
1988	62 days
1989	78 days
1990	57 days
1991	66 days
1992	31 days
1993	35 days
1994	67 days
1995	35 days
1996	71 days
1997	69 days
1998	52 days
1999	34 days
2000	28 days
2001	48 days
2002	1 day

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

84 years, 1916 to 2000

A day with at least 27.4 mm (1.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 108.6 mm (4.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Rawlinna: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
5 years	42.3 mm (1.7 in)
10 years	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
25 years	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
50 years	89.4 mm (3.5 in)
100 years	108.6 mm (4.3 in)	Longer than the 84 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, 84 years of values from 1916 to 2000.

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: 99.8 mm (3.9 in) in 1942; 86.2 mm (3.4 in) in 1996; 73.4 mm (2.9 in) in 1963.

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-14. Last revised 14 October 2026 (2026-10-14).