Waterloo Weather Records (ASN00014815)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Waterloo (ASN00014815), Australia, with 107 years of record.

Key Facts for Waterloo

Waterloo (ASN00014815) is a weather station in Australia at -16.63 latitude and 129.33 longitude, 140 m (459 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1916 to 2022, 107 years of record.
0 records set at Waterloo still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Waterloo set a daily record precipitation of 50.0 mm (2.0 in) on 27 December 2022.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -16.63 latitude, 129.33 longitude.
Elevation: 140 m (459 ft).
Period of record: 1916 to 2022, 107 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 Waterloo. 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 Waterloo, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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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 Waterloo still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

3 new records

3 all-time records were set at Waterloo between 7 January 1959 and 17 March 2005. Each dot is a new record.

When Waterloo set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1959-01-07	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 134.6 mm (5.3 in)
1975-10-02	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 160.4 mm (6.3 in)
2005-03-17	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 196.0 mm (7.7 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 196.0 mm (7.7 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Waterloo. The most was 196.0 mm (7.7 in) on 17 March 2005.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Waterloo
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	7 January 1959
Feb	133.0 mm (5.2 in)	16 February 1981
Mar	196.0 mm (7.7 in)	17 March 2005
Apr	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	6 April 1959
May	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	12 May 1960
Jun	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	20 June 2007
Jul	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	13 July 1968
Aug	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	5 August 1966
Sep	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 September 1922
Oct	160.4 mm (6.3 in)	2 October 1975
Nov	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	28 November 2010
Dec	134.8 mm (5.3 in)	8 December 1975

Latest Records

Latest records at Waterloo
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 December 2022	Waterloo, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	64 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2021	Waterloo, AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	71 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 2020	Waterloo, AU	daily rain	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	25 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 2020	Waterloo, AU	daily rain (Tie)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	tie	9 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 2020	Waterloo, AU	daily rain	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	1.4 mm (0.06 in)	61 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 2020	Waterloo, AU	daily rain	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 2019	Waterloo, AU	daily rain	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	102 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 November 2017	Waterloo, AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 2017	Waterloo, AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 2017	Waterloo, AU	daily rain	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	76 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 2017	Waterloo, AU	daily rain	83.7 mm (3.3 in)	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	8 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 2016	Waterloo, AU	daily rain	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 2016	Waterloo, AU	daily rain	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	100 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 2016	Waterloo, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	90 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2016	Waterloo, AU	daily rain	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 2016	Waterloo, AU	daily rain	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	3.7 mm (0.15 in)	60 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 2016	Waterloo, AU	daily rain	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	100 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 November 2015	Waterloo, AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	94 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2015	Waterloo, AU	daily rain	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	98 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 February 2014	Waterloo, AU	daily rain	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	33 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1916 to 2022

Yearly extremes at Waterloo: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	196.0 mm (7.7 in)	2005	77.6 mm (3.1 in)	106
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	449.3 mm (17.7 in)	1959	139.3 mm (5.5 in)	106
Longest dry spell (CDD)	258 days	1985	155 days	106

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Waterloo, 1916 to 2022. The record is 196.0 mm (7.7 in) in 2005, marked on the chart; the median year is 77.6 mm (3.1 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Waterloo by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1916	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1917	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1918	88.1 mm (3.5 in)
1919	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1920	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1921	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1922	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1923	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1924	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1925	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1926	120.7 mm (4.8 in)
1927	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1928	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1929	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1930	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1931	133.4 mm (5.3 in)
1932	119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1933	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1934	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1935	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1936	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1937	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1938	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1939	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1940	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1941	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1942	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1943	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1944	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1945	92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1946	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1947	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1948	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1949	87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1950	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1951	73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1952	97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1953	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1954	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1955	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1956	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1957	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1958	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1959	134.6 mm (5.3 in)
1960	89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1961	77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1962	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1963	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1964	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1965	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1966	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1967	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1968	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1969	89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1970	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1971	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1972	90.9 mm (3.6 in)
1973	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1974	84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1975	160.4 mm (6.3 in)
1976	86.0 mm (3.4 in)
1977	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1978	88.5 mm (3.5 in)
1979	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1980	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1981	133.0 mm (5.2 in)
1982	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1983	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1984	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1985	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1986	112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1987	46.6 mm (1.8 in)
1988	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1989	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1990	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1991	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1992	94.6 mm (3.7 in)
1993	115.6 mm (4.6 in)
1994	102.0 mm (4.0 in)
1995	100.0 mm (3.9 in)
1996	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1997	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1998	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1999	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
2001	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
2002	90.6 mm (3.6 in)
2003	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
2004	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
2005	196.0 mm (7.7 in)
2006	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
2007	81.6 mm (3.2 in)
2008	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
2009	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
2010	106.2 mm (4.2 in)
2011	133.6 mm (5.3 in)
2012	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
2013	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
2014	119.4 mm (4.7 in)
2015	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
2016	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
2017	83.7 mm (3.3 in)
2018	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
2019	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
2020	65.6 mm (2.6 in)
2021	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
2022	50.0 mm (2.0 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Waterloo, 1916 to 2022. The record is 449.3 mm (17.7 in) in 1959, marked on the chart; the median year is 139.3 mm (5.5 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Waterloo by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1916	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1917	168.2 mm (6.6 in)
1918	169.2 mm (6.7 in)
1919	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1920	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1921	232.6 mm (9.2 in)
1922	214.7 mm (8.5 in)
1923	140.6 mm (5.5 in)
1924	97.3 mm (3.8 in)
1925	106.3 mm (4.2 in)
1926	150.9 mm (5.9 in)
1927	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1928	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1929	106.4 mm (4.2 in)
1930	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1931	197.4 mm (7.8 in)
1932	196.7 mm (7.7 in)
1933	149.7 mm (5.9 in)
1934	97.3 mm (3.8 in)
1935	129.0 mm (5.1 in)
1936	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1937	113.3 mm (4.5 in)
1938	159.1 mm (6.3 in)
1939	91.7 mm (3.6 in)
1940	179.6 mm (7.1 in)
1941	181.0 mm (7.1 in)
1942	160.0 mm (6.3 in)
1943	243.8 mm (9.6 in)
1944	208.6 mm (8.2 in)
1945	156.2 mm (6.1 in)
1946	166.8 mm (6.6 in)
1947	72.2 mm (2.8 in)
1948	89.1 mm (3.5 in)
1949	243.6 mm (9.6 in)
1950	138.0 mm (5.4 in)
1951	189.2 mm (7.4 in)
1952	224.8 mm (8.9 in)
1953	227.3 mm (8.9 in)
1954	91.0 mm (3.6 in)
1955	180.0 mm (7.1 in)
1956	145.1 mm (5.7 in)
1957	147.0 mm (5.8 in)
1958	142.7 mm (5.6 in)
1959	449.3 mm (17.7 in)
1960	173.0 mm (6.8 in)
1961	104.6 mm (4.1 in)
1962	154.6 mm (6.1 in)
1963	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1964	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1965	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1966	218.6 mm (8.6 in)
1967	121.0 mm (4.8 in)
1968	109.7 mm (4.3 in)
1969	123.5 mm (4.9 in)
1970	67.9 mm (2.7 in)
1971	158.3 mm (6.2 in)
1972	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1973	188.9 mm (7.4 in)
1974	134.2 mm (5.3 in)
1975	171.6 mm (6.8 in)
1976	121.4 mm (4.8 in)
1977	100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1978	104.0 mm (4.1 in)
1979	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1980	207.4 mm (8.2 in)
1981	242.2 mm (9.5 in)
1982	246.0 mm (9.7 in)
1983	183.0 mm (7.2 in)
1984	190.0 mm (7.5 in)
1985	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1986	194.0 mm (7.6 in)
1987	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1988	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1989	115.5 mm (4.5 in)
1990	82.2 mm (3.2 in)
1991	124.4 mm (4.9 in)
1992	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1993	201.8 mm (7.9 in)
1994	197.6 mm (7.8 in)
1995	194.2 mm (7.6 in)
1996	99.4 mm (3.9 in)
1997	135.0 mm (5.3 in)
1998	106.2 mm (4.2 in)
1999	89.4 mm (3.5 in)
2001	119.6 mm (4.7 in)
2002	168.0 mm (6.6 in)
2003	135.8 mm (5.3 in)
2004	167.4 mm (6.6 in)
2005	287.0 mm (11.3 in)
2006	206.0 mm (8.1 in)
2007	108.9 mm (4.3 in)
2008	176.2 mm (6.9 in)
2009	147.5 mm (5.8 in)
2010	182.4 mm (7.2 in)
2011	222.8 mm (8.8 in)
2012	142.2 mm (5.6 in)
2013	147.6 mm (5.8 in)
2014	234.6 mm (9.2 in)
2015	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
2016	107.6 mm (4.2 in)
2017	230.5 mm (9.1 in)
2018	112.5 mm (4.4 in)
2019	86.6 mm (3.4 in)
2020	116.4 mm (4.6 in)
2021	95.6 mm (3.8 in)
2022	119.8 mm (4.7 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Waterloo, 1916 to 2022. The record is 258 days in 1985, marked on the chart; the median year is 155 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Waterloo by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1916	126 days
1917	51 days
1918	247 days
1919	158 days
1920	190 days
1921	216 days
1922	152 days
1923	42 days
1924	223 days
1925	233 days
1926	174 days
1927	155 days
1928	144 days
1929	180 days
1930	207 days
1931	145 days
1932	109 days
1933	69 days
1934	72 days
1935	197 days
1936	93 days
1937	112 days
1938	128 days
1939	122 days
1940	169 days
1941	150 days
1942	118 days
1943	174 days
1944	205 days
1945	196 days
1946	237 days
1947	185 days
1948	209 days
1949	240 days
1950	179 days
1951	168 days
1952	204 days
1953	230 days
1954	169 days
1955	92 days
1956	83 days
1957	112 days
1958	132 days
1959	128 days
1960	151 days
1961	180 days
1962	151 days
1963	163 days
1964	90 days
1965	122 days
1966	104 days
1967	206 days
1968	83 days
1969	108 days
1970	138 days
1971	129 days
1972	199 days
1973	76 days
1974	109 days
1975	160 days
1976	171 days
1977	200 days
1978	56 days
1979	125 days
1980	184 days
1981	180 days
1982	233 days
1983	162 days
1984	197 days
1985	258 days
1986	121 days
1987	114 days
1988	155 days
1989	173 days
1990	217 days
1991	113 days
1992	202 days
1993	185 days
1994	233 days
1995	114 days
1996	186 days
1997	211 days
1998	195 days
1999	116 days
2001	107 days
2002	253 days
2003	75 days
2004	30 days
2005	130 days
2006	195 days
2007	122 days
2008	72 days
2009	213 days
2010	33 days
2011	200 days
2012	191 days
2013	72 days
2014	52 days
2015	131 days
2016	104 days
2017	194 days
2018	192 days
2019	142 days
2020	128 days
2021	163 days
2022	99 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

95 years, 1916 to 2022

A day with at least 76.6 mm (3.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 162.7 mm (6.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Waterloo: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	76.6 mm (3.0 in)
5 years	100.1 mm (3.9 in)
10 years	115.5 mm (4.5 in)
25 years	134.7 mm (5.3 in)
50 years	148.8 mm (5.9 in)
100 years	162.7 mm (6.4 in)	Longer than the 95 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, 95 years of values from 1916 to 2022.

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: 196.0 mm (7.7 in) in 2005; 160.4 mm (6.3 in) in 1975; 134.6 mm (5.3 in) in 1959.

Download the Data

Data for Waterloo standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Waterloo 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 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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